Chinese Philosophy An Exposition of the Main Characteristic Features of Chines
Chinese Philosophy An Exposition of the Main Characteristic Features of Chines
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919
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Nevertheless, there is at the foundation of the Chinese civili- sation and of the Chinese national character a nucleus of moral worth and intellectual capabilities which may come to the front again. To conquer China in war may be easy enough, but to com- pete with her children in the industrial persuits of peace may prove impossible. The conqueror often succumbs to the less noisy but more powerful virtues of the conquered. Thus Greece overcame Rome and the Saxons Anglicised the Normans. When th...e walls break down which separate China from the rest of the world so as to give the Chinese a chance of learning from us all they can, it is very doubtful what the result of a free competition with the Chinese will be. Their imperturbable patience, their endurance, their stead- fast character, their pious reverence, their respect for learning, 1 This phrase means "to be submissive to authority, as a wife ought to be to her husband, " being the reverse of a well-known expression in English slang.
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