Classics of the East: The wisdom and verse of Asia

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.

In this collection

• Testing of Men for Confidence
• Addressing One's own Heart
• The Appraising of Enemies
• The Traitor in the Camp
• The Defiant Spirit
• Bewailing the Pallor of Pining Love
• Friendship
• The Degraded Life
• Non-Desiring of Another Man's Wife
• Greatness
• The Art of War
• Reading the Secret Thought
• Abstention from Sloth
• Sighing at the Approach of Evening
• The Analects of Confucius
• The Public Humour
• Considerateness
• The Qualifications of the Prince
• Kindness of Speech
• The Charm of Bouderie
• Eloquence
• Complaisance
• The Country
• Realisation of the Truth
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