The Dragon Book: Compiled and Edited by E.D. Edwards | 
After lunch - one short nap:
On waking up - two cups of tea.
Raising my head, I see the sun's light
Once again slanting to the south-west.
Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day;
Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth.
But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadness
Just go on living, regardless of 'short' or 'long'.
- After Lunch by Po Chü-i
A selection from "Rules for Drinking" from "The Imperial Cookery Book of the Mongol Dynasty"
- Get intoxicated, but don't get helplessly drunk. Drunkenness causes life-long ill-health
- Don't lie in the sun when drunk - that way lies madness
- When drunk don't get so excited that you scare your soul out of your body
- If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it
Good advice: I'll drink to that!?
"After three days without reading, talk becomes flavourless."
- Proverb
First published in 1938, this translation of "gems from Chinese literature" is a bit of a hodge podge of proverbs, folklore, poetry and 'common knowledge'. Obviously not PC in its editorial voice. Some lovely line illustrations and decorations. A bargain at £4 ?
