Tao Te Ching
Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公;
(Jìn Wén Gōng, Chong'er)
697 – 628 BCE
Innovative political reformer
A ruler during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China who, after a 19-year period of exile declined the throne and passed it on to his half-brother; Duke Wen’s civil and military reforms created a highly successful, expanding, and stable government that lasted long beyond his life. According to Confucius, he was “crafty but not correct while Duke Huan was correct but not crafty.”
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Eras
Western
Egyptian Civilization (3150 – 305 BCE)Babylonian Civilization (1895 – 619 BCE)
The Axial Age, “The Great Leap of Being” (800 – 200 BCE)
Quotes by Duke Wen of Jin (1 quotes)
“If you consider something easy, it is bound to become hard. If you consider something hard, it is bound to become easy.”
Chapters:
63. Easy as Hard
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Quotes about Duke Wen of Jin (1 quotes)
“King Wen was like the sun or moon, shedding his bright light in the four quarters and over the western land... the universal love of King Wen was so broad that it embraced the whole world like the universal light of the sun and the moon shines upon the whole world without partiality.”
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