Confucius for Today: A Century of Chinese Proverbs - Couverture souple

Ley, Gerd De; Potter, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0709089570 ISBN 13 : 9780709089575

Editeur : Robert Hale Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Proverbs know no boundaries; they are truly universal. The Chinese proverbs in this selection have found their way over the centuries into all the important cultures of the world. It is their intrinsic wisdom and truth that make them eternally relevant. Coming face to face with the monumental wisdom of the legendary Master Kung (better known by his Latinized name of Confucius) and others, is both a revealing and humbling experience. The Master's influence is to be found in the greater part of all proverbs that emanate from China. If we can absorb just a little of the profound wisdom of the Orient found in "Confucius for Today", we will, indeed, be better equipped to interpret life around us.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Gerd de Ley has been a professional writer and actor since 1975. From his youth he has avidly collected original quotations and proverbs from all over the world and has had over 300 works published in Holland and Belgium. David Potter has an honours degree in Modern Languages from the University of Liverpool. He has worked together for more than a decade with Gerd de Ley on translations of collections of foreign proverbs and quotations resulting in several publications in the United Kingdom, USA, India, China and Vietnam. Their previous book, Erotic Wit, was also published by Hale.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Robert Hale Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0709089570
• ISBN 13: 9780709089575
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128