Harold M. Tanner
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“In a world that respects usefulness, Zhuangzi finds value in uselessness, pointing out that a great, crooked tree, useless for timber, will live long, while the trees that are useful to men are abused and their lives cut short.”
― China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
― China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
“Since large, powerful landowners were better able to resist taxation than individual families, this often meant that the state’s tax revenue declined.”
― China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
― China: A History (Volume 1): From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
“It was not merely that they enjoyed these things (though they certainly did); a man’s career depended on his talents in the arts, particularly poetry and calligraphy.”
― China: A History: From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
― China: A History: From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire,
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