Sublime

But his name was not Lao-tzu, which means “Old Master.” Ssu-ma Ch’ien says his family name was Li, his personal name was Erh (meaning “ear,” hence, learned), and his posthumous name was Tan (meaning “long-eared,” hence, wise).

One guiding principle behind Chinese third-grade math could be summarized as: Don’t be a sucker. Leslie said that when you read an American

Difficile de croire qu’il n’a pas quarante ans, on lui en donnerait quinze de plus et, bien qu’étant de peu son cadet, Édouard se sent devant lui assigné au rôle de l’enfant turbulent face au vieux sage. Un vieux sage malicieux d’ailleurs, amical, beaucoup plus abordable qu’à Moscou, mais on devine derrière cette bonhomie une condescendance d’homme