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Three Poems of Po Chu-i

One of China’s greatest poets reflects on silence, on speech, and on a song in the heart of a friend.

2

An Accident of Births

On the same day in 1537, so the story goes, two baby boys were born, but the similarity between them ended there.

3

A Word of Advice

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

4

Rest Cure

Whenever Charles Dickens felt his exhausting workload was starting to take its toll, he knew just what to do.

5

The Water Truce

The animals in the jungle agree that amidst the drought, the sport of hunter and hunted has to be suspended.

6

Believe Me

A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.