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,

Howsoever permanent they may
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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