Selected Sayings of Confucian and Taoist Classics - Library of Basic Chinese Classics

Author: Zhang Shunhui
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: After compiling, it was placed on the desk for review and reflection. Sometimes a single sentence was picked to discipline the body and mind, or a collection of words was synthesized to understand the principles of the way, bringing a sense of tranquility and great benefit. The ancients wrote not for a single time, and modern readers can also draw lessons from it, using ancient words for contemporary use, which is common. — Zhang Shunhui
In the unpublished manuscripts of the national studies master Zhang Shunhui, there is a compilation titled Selected Sayings from Classics and Philosophers, with the purpose of "advancing virtue and cultivating learning." The compilation of the Sayings began in his youth. For decades, he always kept it on the desk for review and reflection. In his later years, "he still struggled to complete this book, wanting to use it as a concise manual for reviewing the past and as a self-improvement exercise." The book contains both profound and harmonious maxims for personal cultivation and flexible and balanced strategies for governance. The brilliance of the thoughts of the sages has endured for millennia, shining through the waves of time in the vast sea of classics.
The Sayings has been meticulously reviewed and annotated by Professor Zhou Guolin, and readers who study it with dedication will surely make gradual progress with ease.
In the unpublished manuscripts of the national studies master Zhang Shunhui, there is a compilation titled Selected Sayings from Classics and Philosophers, with the purpose of "advancing virtue and cultivating learning." The compilation of the Sayings began in his youth. For decades, he always kept it on the desk for review and reflection. In his later years, "he still struggled to complete this book, wanting to use it as a concise manual for reviewing the past and as a self-improvement exercise." The book contains both profound and harmonious maxims for personal cultivation and flexible and balanced strategies for governance. The brilliance of the thoughts of the sages has endured for millennia, shining through the waves of time in the vast sea of classics.
The Sayings has been meticulously reviewed and annotated by Professor Zhou Guolin, and readers who study it with dedication will surely make gradual progress with ease.