Chin Shengt'an, China

17th century scholar & playwright

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Ah, is this not happiness?

Chin Shengt'an, China

(Submitted by Oliver Brooks, England)

To find accidentally a handwritten letter of some old friend in a trunk. Ah, is this not happiness?
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Thirty-three happy moments

Chin Shengt'an, China

(Submitted by Oliver Brooks, England)

Whilst stranded in a temple with a friend for ten days on account of rainy weather, Chin Shengt'an, 17th century Chinese playwright, counted the truly happy moments of human life, moments in which the spirit is inextricably tied up with the senses:
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