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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

From the original Reddit post:

Zhuang Zi, Taoist philosopher (369 BC – 286 BC): The span of human life is as short as the time taken by a white pony flashing across a rock crevice. 人生天地之間，若白駒之過隙，忽然而已。

Meng Zi, Confucian philosopher (372 BC – 289 BC): Appetite and lust are human nature. 食色性也。

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Thanks for providing the Classical Chinese

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