Wang Bi Quotes on Nature
Wang Bi was a Chinese philosopher of the Three Kingdoms period and the most important early commentator on the Daode jing and the Yijing. This page collects quotes attributed to Wang Bi on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Wang Bi:
“Original non-being is the foundation of all being.”
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Attributed to Wang Bi:
“The Dao that can be named is not the eternal Dao.”
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Attributed to Wang Bi:
“Returning to the root is the way of the wise.”
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“I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war . Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace .”
Interview in TIME (10 October 2004) -
“(WHAT'S THE PLANET'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE?) The environment. We are sharing our resources in a very inequitable way. We have parts of the world that are very deprived and parts of the world that are very rich. And that is partly the reason why we have conflict.”
Wikiquote -
“We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own—indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty, and wonder.”
Her memoir, Unbowed: A Memoir (2006).