16. nonconformatism. the intellegence of the ignorent and the conventional people is about the same. the conventional people follow the ignorent and the ignorent have a mind completely weiled. remove the veil and the ignorant become wise; leave the conventional man uncontaminated and his mind remains pure. therefore the perfect man has to think his way through, has to have a perspective.
Shih-t'ao, Quotes on painting from Lin Yutang, The chinese theory of art: translations from the Masters of Chinese art, 5 London: Heinemann, 1967, pp.140-56
Man must have his own perspective, how does man gather his thoughts and experiences to then have an opinion so as to be able to reject or accept learnedly?
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