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Trần Tế Xương Quotes (1870-1907)
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About Trần Tế Xương
Trần Tế Xương (Chinese: 陳濟昌; 5 September 1870 – 29 January 1907), also known by the pen name Tú Xương, was a Vietnamese poet and satirist.
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“What earthly use are these Confucian graphs?
Masters and doctors lie curled up and wilt.
Why not take lessons and become a clerk?
At night champagne, at break of day cow's milk!
• Variant translation:”
Masters and doctors lie curled up and wilt.
Why not take lessons and become a clerk?
At night champagne, at break of day cow's milk!
• Variant translation:”
About Trần Tế Xương
Trần Tế Xương (Chinese: 陳濟昌; 5 September 1870 – 29 January 1907), also known by the pen name Tú Xương, was a Vietnamese poet and satirist.