The Wisdom of the Chinese: Their Philosophy in Sayings and Proverbs

able absolute truth actions ANALECTS asked beginning beneath the sky benevolence birds body Book of Songs calamity casts the shadow Chinese Chinese language Chuang Tzu ciples Confucius death desire disciples divine duty empire endure eternal evil excellence existence fame faults grief harmony hate heart Heaven Heaven and Earth higher type human humble infinite intel intelligence keep kings knowledge LAO TZU learn casts lect lence lest look lose lute man's mankind Master replied mean men's Mencius replied Meng mind moon moral law moral order mortal coil muddy water mystic natural laws nature one's passions perfect virtue philosophy possess poverty prince principles propriety PROVERBS rhinoceros rich right and wrong righteousness Sage seek shadow called sincerity Socrates sorrow speak spiritual strive tain Taoism teacher things thought tion true Twill Tzů universe virtuous Western world wisdom wise words