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The Yì Jīng or the “Book of Changes” (often spelled I-ching in English and I will use that form here) is based on an ancient Chinese divination system which by the late 2nd century BC became associated with the philosophy of Confucianism. Much of the commentary in the book perhaps posthumously ascri...

It was just an image with an interesting quotation on it, an internet meme like any other but the author was purportedly Cicero. Being interested in ancient history, I knew there would likely be a better story around the quotation than the sugary sweet sentiment of the sentence taken out of cont...

By John Trubisz

This full text version as of 11:11 PM 6/15/97

  1. ACCEPT REALITY. The more you try to fool yourself about what you are, what you can do, or what is available to you, the more frustrated you'll get.
  2. REGARD PEOPLE AS FORCES OF NATURE. You don't get frustrated because y...