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“If one... struggles for what is beyond the most proper, doing not in accordance with one's natural ability, acting not with one's genuine feeling, one will surely get into trouble.”

Quote by Guo Xiang

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Guo Xiang

Guo Xiang, also known as Zi Xuan, was a renowned philosopher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Born in 252 and died in 312, he was one of the representative figures of the Taoist school. Guo Xiang's philosophical thoughts were based on the 'Zhuangzi', advocating for harmony with nature and the unity of the individual and the universe. His work, 'Commentary on Zhuangzi', has had a profound influence on later generations. more

“True art and true science possess two unmistakable marks: the first, an inward mark, which is this, that the servitor of art and science will fulfil his vocation, not for profit but with self- sacrifice; and the second, an external sign, his productions will be intelligible to all the people whose welfare he has in view.”

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Book:On the Significance of Science and Art

Source: On the Significance of Science and Art

“We live in strange times. We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own. Being able to glance out into this bewildering complexity of infinite recursion and say things like, 'Oh, hi, Ed! Nice tan. How's Carol?' involves a great deal of filtering skill for which all conscious entities have eventually to develop a capacity in order to protect themselves from the contemplation of the chaos through which they seethe and tumble.”