💨 Strong Wind Knows Tough Grass 🌾 疾風知勁草

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Dear Readers and Followers as well as Lovers and Collectors of Fine Quotes and Poems,

Let us ease into the main discussion with Dr Craig Eisemann’s commentary:

This post is an interesting brief excursion into Chinese history and literary culture, introduced with an elegant example of calligraphy by the author [ SoundEagle🦅ೋღஜஇ ].

The quoted poem exemplifies the strong ethical focus of much traditional Chinese literature, and the translations provided, when juxtaposed with the original text, well illustrate the economy of expression that is characteristic of the Chinese language.

As an evocative but concise vehicle frequently incorporating expressive folk influences filtered through the minds of Chinese literati, poetry has been unswervingly held in exceptionally high regard in…

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