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A comprehensive treasury of the ageless wit and wisdom of the east with interpretative introductions and many new translations by lin yutang, and notes, parables and chronological tables. Hongming gu the life and social ethics of the great chinese sage. The wisdom of confucius illustrated edition by lin translator editor confucius. The wisdom of china and india lin yutang editor a very extensive collection of excerpts from indian and chinese buddhist texts such as rigveda, upanishads, ramayana, panchatantra, dhammapada, tao, confucius, and much more. The book cannot present more than a sampling of confucius writings for obvious limitations of space. The project gutenberg ebook of the wisdom of confucius. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Jan 01, 2007 wisdom is not a practical skill that people can learn or master quickly, but something can only be gradually experienced and understood over time. Publication date 1938 topics uod collection digitallibraryindia. His new introduction, his collection of parables and sayings, and his glossary of hindu and chinese terms are important features of the book.
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