David Hawkes, in his last conversation with John Minford in the summer of 2009, as quoted in John Minford (trans.), I Ching (Viking Penguin, 2014), introduction
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Whatever you do, be sure to let your readers know that every sentence can be read in an almost infinite number of ways! That is the secret of the book. No one will ever know what it really means!
— David on I Ching
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Whatever you do, be sure to let your readers know that every sentence can be read in an almost infinite number of ways! That is the secret of the book. No one will ever know what it really means!" in the context of "David Hawkes, in his last conversation with John Minford in the summer of 2009, as quoted in John Minford (trans.), I Ching (Viking Penguin, 2014), introduction" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "I Ching" (Quotes about the I Ching: Sorted alphabetically by author or source)
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About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
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