Ts'ao Chih
Ts'ao Chih (192-232) was a Chinese writer, and one of the greatest lyric poets of China. He was nephew of Ts'ao Pi, the first emperor of Wei dynasty. His poetry is characterized by brooding melancholy.Wisdom & Quotes
- Inscriptions on metal and stone,
Seem, will some day pass away.
Thus I would rather shine as do
The sun and the moon,
And become as old as heaven and earth.
- Yuan-yu ( Journey to the Faraway)
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