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QOTD: "For a machine to run smoothly and predictably, its parts must be standard and hence replaceable." Charles Eisenstein

QOTD: "Everything has its limit iron ore cannot be educated into gold." Mark Twain

QOTD: "Kang Youwei went even further and suggested abolishing the dynasty's queue requirement. In a lengthy account of the Meiji reforms titled A Study of the Governmental Reforms in Japan (Riben bianzheng kao), which he offered to the court in 1898, Kang too alluded to the desirability of the Qing emperor's emulating the Japanese ruler, … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: “My delight may be conceived when there were revealed to me beautiful tangles, tufts and chains of round organisms in great numbers.” Alexander Ogston

QOTD: “But here’s the truth: There’s no such thing as a benevolent leader. I protect you because you work for me. If you act like a fool and go against my interests, then I can’t protect you.” Koh Hansu in Pachinko (novel)

QOTD: “Today, food prices are lower relative to average wage than they’ve ever been in the United States, but our diets are often poor. The average American ingests more sugar and sodium than they should, largely because of processed, prepackaged foods.” The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

QOTD: "Finally, as some radical Republicans complained, the abdication agreement that capped the success of the revolution was extraordinarily favorable to the Manchus. Unable to capture or depose the Xuantong emperor (who had just turned six when he abdicated), the revolutionaries allowed him to keep a semblance of his former title and to continue to … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: “There is no such thing as worry that is completely defined by the individual; so-called internal worry does not exist. Whatever the worry that may arise, the shadows of other people are always present.” The courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi

QOTD: "Some of the banner people attempted to flee, but, as in Wuchang, it was difficult for them to escape detection. They were known by their clothing, by their cast of countenance, by their speech. Their fondness for reds and yellows, their use of white linings, their high collars and narrow sleeves their belts, their … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: "Yet other cultural differences ivided Manchus and Han. For example, they differed in how they styled themselves when addressing the emperor in writing. When memorializing the throne, a bannerman referred to himself, in Chinese, as nucai (your slave), whereas a Han utilized the term chen (your minister)." Manchus and Hans by Edward J.M. Rhoads