On Friendship: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince

On Friendship: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince

This is by no means an exhaustive list of picture books about friendship.

  • Find a copy in the library.
  • Millionaires Last Stand (Mills & Boon Intrigue) (Small-Town Scandals, Book 1).
  • Maureen the Detective: The Age of Immigration (Sisters in Time Book 17);
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  • Longarm #275: Longarm and the Widows Spite.

But, to me, the books on this list are not only about friendship but have come to feel like friends themselves. October 6, 7: I love your list.

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Of course it would be impossible to be exhaustive! October 9, 8: October 10, 5: E-mail required, never displayed.

Nine Kinds of Pie. Jon Agee, Dmitri the Astronaut Dmitri returns from the moon, but will anyone remember him?

On Friendship: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince by Matteo Ricci (Hardback, 2009)

Jon Agee, Terrific Sarcastic people can make friends, too. Tim Egan, Metropolitan Cow An earlier blog post details the brilliance of Mr. Tim Egan, Roasted Peanuts Again, yeah, that older blog post. Oliver Jeffers, Lost and Found Boy helps penguin find his way home, but where is home?

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Matteo Ricci () is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship—the first book to be written in Chinese by a European—that instantly became a late Ming best seller. "On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends." -Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, Matte.

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Treatise on Friendship

Your rating has been recorded. Write a review Rate this item: Preview this item Preview this item. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true. Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information.

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Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation. Find a copy online Links to this item Table of contents Table of contents Table of contents.