Letter to Ren An
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Every person has but one death. For some it is weightier than Mount Tai; for others it is lighter than a goose feather. It depends on what it is used for.
Records of the Grand Historian
史記
Sima Qian · c. 94 BCE
The founding work of Chinese history, written in disgrace.
Two thousand years of history, from the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Wu.
Two thousand years of history, from the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Wu.
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01 02 Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin (Han Xin)
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Han Xin drew up ten thousand men with their backs to the river. The Zhao army laughed. When asked afterward, he said: the Art of War says place them on deadly ground and they will live.
