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Ancient China
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Rather than act like a coward and live, it would be better to live in satisfaction and die."
~ Qu Qing Ju
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― 何为贤妻 To Be a Virtuous Wife
― 何为贤妻 To Be a Virtuous Wife
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According to a Confucian view, there are four steps in social develpment, wrote Wilhem (Sr.). There are the individual, the family, the state, and mankind. The West had always emphasized the individual and the state. Individual development is extolled, and the single human being is regarded as central and as an atom of society. Over-emphasis on the function of the individual has led to deterioration of the family. Unlike Westerners, the Chinese have given greater weight to family and mankind. Th
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― Understanding the I Ching
― Understanding the I Ching
