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Zhang Zai
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thumb|To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth,to secure life and fortune for the people,to continue the lost teachings of past sages,to establish peace for all future generations.
Zhang Zai (張載; 1020–1077) was a Chinese philosopher.
Quotes
为天地立心，为生民立命，为往圣继绝学，为万世开太平。
To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth, to secure life and fortune for the people, to continue the lost teachings of past sages, and to establish peace for all future generations.
Complete Works of Master Zhang, "Supplements to Reflections on Things at Hand", as quoted in Wang Chunyong's Famous Chinese Sayings Quoted by Wen Jiabao, trans. Chan Sin-wai (Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Co., 2009), p. 10
External links
Category:11th century deaths
Category:Philosophers from China