Classics of the East

The great traditions of the East — the Tao Te Ching, Confucius, the Art of War, and the Tamil Kural — wisdom that has guided half the world.

The wisdom and verse of Asia

In this collection

• The Art of War
• Forgiveness
• Love
• Imposture
• The Country
• Judging of the Audience
• Fear of Evildoing
• Manly Exertion
• Judging by Looks
• The Greatness of those who have Renounced the World
• Conceited Folly
• Abstaining from Anger
• In Praise of Rain
• The Traitor in the Camp
• Self-Control
• Prostitutes
• Energy
• Medicine
• The Neglecting of Instruction
• Purity of Action
• Listening to the Instruction of the Wise
• The Losing of the Sense of a Dignified Reserve
• Overpassing the Bounds of Decorum
• Sensitiveness to Shame

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