"Writings such as commentaries and annotations exist to assist people in becoming sages, but in fact they close the doors to sagehood."
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and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings |date=2016 |publisher= |isbn=0231541538 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Xm0CwAAQBAJ |chapter=Prefaces|pages=4–5}}
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Li Zhi (philosopher)
1527 – 1602
Li Zhi (1527 – 1602), often known by his pseudonym Zhuowu, was a Chinese philosopher, historian and writer of the late .
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