I have done my plowing:
I have sown my seed.
Again I have time to sit and read my books.

Tao Yuanming

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Topic

Leisure Reading

Author

Tao Yuanming

Language

Chinese

Time

427 420s 5th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

China Asia

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Citation

Yuanming, Tao. Reading the Book of Hills and Seas. c. 427.

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Our heart is restless until it rests in you.

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Topic
Seeking God God and man

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Era
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Original Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessiones [Confessions]. c. 398, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Augustine of Hippo. Confessions, translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin. Penguin Classics, 1961, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote originally in Chinese

When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao.

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Topic
Inner peace Self-assurance

Author

Zhuang Zhou
Source
Zhuang Zhou
Genre
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Language
Chinese
Time
221 BC 220s BC 3rd century BC
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Zhou, Zhuang. 莊子 [Zhuangzi]. c. 221 BC, ch. 2.