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Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn (Translations from the Asian Classics)

by Dong Zhongshu

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Jan 26, 2016 06:44PM

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Early Chinese Religion: Shang Through Han (1250 BC-220 AD) (Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 4, China) (2 Volume Set)

by John Lagerwey

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"Very important work in the field of sinology." — Jun 21, 2017 08:45AM

Jun 21, 2017 04:05PM

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The Best Tales of Hoffmann

by E.T.A. Hoffmann

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"Even this far into the first long story I'm not really sure where it is going. He keeps you in a suspended state of surrealism, convinced that the narrator of the tale is mad as a hatter, but leaving open the possibility that reality is not as it seems." — Feb 05, 2015 07:13AM

Jan 18, 2015 07:16PM

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Chris’s Quotes

“The sky was a velvety black paw pressing on the white landscape with a feline delicacy, stars flying like sparks from its fur.”
― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

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“Epicurus summed up his whole philosophy in his epitaph: ‘I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind’ If”
― Nigel Warburton, A Little History of Philosophy

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“Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unknown to himself.” —SENECA, THYESTES,”
― Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

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“Heaven does not stop producing winter because humans dislike cold, Earth does not stop being broad because humans dislike huge (110) distances, and the gentleman does not cease his conduct because of the chatter of petty men. Heaven”
― Xun Kuang, Xunzi: The Complete Text

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“There are no gods in the universe, no nations, no money, no human rights, no laws, and no justice outside the common imagination of human beings.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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