Short maxims and quotations of the seven sages of ancient Greece (Solon, Thales, Chikon, eyc.), before the advent of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. These are presented in English with their ancient Greek translations included in the appendix. These could be used to support anyone in their every-day activities and to get an insight into the ancient Greek world in a very easy way.
Short maxims and quotations of the seven sages of ancient Greece (Solon, Thales, Chikon, eyc.), before the advent of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. These are presented in English with their ancient Greek translations included in the appendix. These could be used to support anyone in their every-day activities and to get an insight into the ancient Greek world in a very easy way.
The problem of the universe has never offered the slightest difficulty to Chinese philosophers. Before the beginning of all things, there was Nothing. In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad. After more ages, the Great Monad separated into Duality, the Male and Female Principles in nature; and then, by a process of biogenesis, the visible universe was produced.
According to tradition, the Dao De Jing was written in China by Lao Zi some time between the 6th and 3rd centuries B.C. The Dao De Jing (or Tao Te Ching) literally means "The Classic of the Way and the Virtue." This book is about the way of the universe and how one can follow the way. There have been many translations of and commentaries on this book. The present interpretation is neither a transl...
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Comments for "Maxims of Wisdom of Ancient Greece"
Religions of Ancient China
By: Herbert A. Giles
The problem of the universe has never offered the slightest difficulty to Chinese philosophers. Before the beginning of all things, there was Nothing. In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad. After more ages, the Great Monad separated into Duality, the Male and Female Principles in nature; and then, by a process of biogenesis, the visible universe was produced.
The Eternally Practical Way: An Interpretation of the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching)
By: A. Steinle
According to tradition, the Dao De Jing was written in China by Lao Zi some time between the 6th and 3rd centuries B.C. The Dao De Jing (or Tao Te Ching) literally means "The Classic of the Way and the Virtue." This book is about the way of the universe and how one can follow the way. There have been many translations of and commentaries on this book. The present interpretation is neither a transl...