Chinese Ancient Wisdom Discover the timeless teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, and ancient Chinese medicine that have shaped Eastern thought for millennia. The Judgement Of a Dispute At ‘Linhuai‘, a silk merchant was carrying a piece of waterproof silk to the city for sale. There came a rain and he spread it over his head for […]
Once a Tortoise saw an Eagle in flight and became jealous. He also decided to fly like Eagle. Therefore, he asked hime if he would teach her how to fly in the sky like any Eagle. The Eagle told her that it was impossible for any Tortoise to fly like Eagle in the sky but
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Once upon a time there was great scarcity of food in the land. Father ‘Anansi’ and his son, ‘Kweku Tsin’, being very hungry, set out one morning to hunt in the forest. In a short time ‘Kweku Tsin’ was fortunate enough to kill a fine deer —which he carried to his father at their resting-place. ‘Anansi’ was very
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‘Kwofi’ was the eldest son of a farmer who had two wives. ‘Kwofi’s mother had no other children. When the boy was three years old his mother died. ‘Kwofi’ was given to his stepmother to mind. After this she had many children. ‘Kwofi’, of course, was the eldest of all.When he was about ten years old his
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Arab Ancient Wisdom Explore the rich intellectual heritage from the Islamic Golden Age, where scholars preserved and expanded upon ancient Greek, Persian, and Indian knowledge1. When Anger Is Repressed When anger is repressed by reason of inability to do immediate harm, it retires into the heart in the form of malice and breeds these vices
Another philosopher saw a certain man giving instruction to a certain maiden, and he said unto him, “Add not wickedness to wickedness. Why dost thou poison that which is right and proper by dipping, it in poison, whereby she shall be the more able to slay the children of men and to lead captive their
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Once there was a dispute between the North Wind and The Sun. Both claimed about their might and power. Both agreed that he should be declared winner who could first strip a war-faring man of his clothes. First the North Wind tried his power, and blew with all his might; but the keener became his
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To someone who presented ‘Aristippus’ with a riddle and said, “Solve it,” he replied, “Why, fool, do you want to solve it, since even unsolved it gives us trouble?” He said it was better to be a beggar than to be uneducated; forthe former is in need of money, the latter of humanity. When reviled one
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Greek Ancient Wisdom Dive into the foundational philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, whose ideas continue to influence Western thought1. It was better to be a beggar than to be uneducated To someone who presented ‘Aristippus’ with a riddle and said, “Solve it,” he replied, “Why, fool, do you want to solve it, since even unsolved
This proverb has it foundation in the following: story. The poet ‘Jamee’ during the travel met with a ‘Mulla‘ who was very.ignorant, but greatly revered by his hearers, who .were still .more as a stranger. ‘Jamee’ exposed his errors, and the ‘Mulla’ beat him who was unprotected stranger. Being unable to revenge himself by force he came
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