Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
人谁不欲生？枉之生也，幸而免；自古皆有死，死得其所，道之善。
English translation:
人谁不想生存呢？人不仁，就没有生存的道理。自古人皆有一死，死得有意义，有价值，就是道之善了。
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albertdeng
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人谁不欲生？枉之生也，幸而免；自古皆有死，死得其所，道之善。
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Could anyone tell me what this means and if possible who this great thinker is?
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| 4 +4 | 人谁不想生存呢？人不仁，就没有生存的道理。自古人皆有一死，死得有意义，有价值，就是道之善了。 |
Haiyang Ai (X)
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| 4 +2 | FYI |
Xiaoping Fu
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人谁不想生存呢？人不仁，就没有生存的道理。自古人皆有一死，死得有意义，有价值，就是道之善了。
人谁不想生存呢？人不仁，就没有生存的道理。自古人皆有一死，死得有意义，有价值，就是道之善了。
这是孔夫子的话，详见《论语》。
这是孔夫子的话，详见《论语》。
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Xiaoping Fu
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