Den kinesiske filosof er en mann som drømmer med det ene øyet åpent.
Smilende livskunst (1938), kap. 1, 1.
The Chinese philosopher is one who dreams with one eye open.
The Chinese philosopher is one who dreams with one eye open, who views life with love and sweet irony, who mixes his cynicism with a kindly tolerance, and who alternately wakes up from lifes dream and then nods again, feeling more alive when he is dreaming than when he is awake, thereby investing his waking life with a dream-world quality.
Nasjonalitet: kinesisk
Tittel: filosof og forfatter
Levde: 1895 - 1976