Li Zhi (philosopher) Quotes

Li Zhi , often known by his pseudonym Zhuowu, was a Chinese philosopher, historian and writer of the late Ming Dynasty. A critic of the Neo-Confucianist views espoused by Zhu Xi, which was then the orthodoxy of the Ming government, he was persecuted and committed suicide in prison. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. November 1527 – 1602
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Li Zhi (philosopher) Quotes

“Writings such as commentaries and annotations exist to assist people in becoming sages, but in fact they close the doors to sagehood.”

[Saussy, Haun, Lee, Pauline, Handler-Spitz, Rivi, A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings, 2016, Columbia University Press, 0231541538, https://books.google.com/books?id=4Xm0CwAAQBAJ, Prefaces, 4–5]

“There is nothing difficult about becoming a sage, and nothing false about transcending the world of appearances.”

[Saussy, Haun, Lee, Pauline, Handler-Spitz, Rivi, A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings, 2016, Columbia University Press, 0231541538, https://books.google.com/books?id=4Xm0CwAAQBAJ, Prefaces, 4]

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