Wang Tingxiang Quotes on Truth
Wang Tingxiang, known as Wang Junchuan, was a Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher of the mid-Ming dynasty, a senior official of the imperial court, and the most original Confucian materialist of his age. This page collects quotes attributed to Wang Tingxiang on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Wang Tingxiang:
“Qi is the only reality; principle is its pattern, not its source.”
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Attributed to Wang Tingxiang:
“What does not move is not real; movement is the proof of being.”
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Attributed to Wang Tingxiang:
“He who studies principle without studying qi studies a shadow.”
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Attributed to Wang Tingxiang:
“The Cheng brothers separated what should never have been separated; we must put it back together.”