Author

Publication

1996-04-04 - Wiley

Language

English

Word Count

69,500 words, Guess

Page Count

278 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100471027510
  • ISBN-139780471027515
  • Goodreads1883372
  • Library of Congress Control Number95030503
  • OCLC Control Number32699806
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780471027515
  • Open LibraryOL7598701M

Classifications

  • LCCPN6095.C4 G74 1996
  • LCCPN6095.C4G74 1996

Description

From the time-honored sagacity of Confucius to the contemporary words of Deng Xiaoping, The Great Thoughts of China brings together - for the first time - quotations from the wisest, most insightful voices of Chinese history. Compiled by one of China's foremost cultural experts, the quotations have been carefully selected and translated for this edition to make them accessible to contemporary readers, while preserving their original meanings and context.

First Sentence

Personal ambition is a subject that has made many Chinese thinkers uneasy, because most made a very clear distinction between two different kinds of goal-seeking: the broad-minded pursuit of ethical perfection and the self-interested pursuit of personal success.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Great Thoughts of China: 3,000 Years of Wisdom That Shaped a CivilizationWiley1996-04-04

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