"There is nothing difficult about becoming a sage, and nothing false about transcending the world of appearances."
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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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