List of Quotes by Letter Recipient

Date [Source / Page]	Author Quoted	Title Quoted	Quotation by Merton [link to full quote]
1961/04/01 [Ltrs: HGL p. 614]	James Legge	Texts of Taoism	Now as to the practical details. I have not seen the Giles translation and would be very glad to have it at ha..
1961/04/21 [Ltrs: HGL p. 615-16]	John C.H. Wu	Beyond East and West	I am very glad the Mencius finally arrived and I knew you would like it. I am glad you approved of the "night ..
1961/05/19 [Ltrs: HGL p. 617]	Lao Tzu	Tao Te Ching / Translated by John C.H. Wu	Paul Sih sent me your translation of Lao Tzu, and this I like very much. I am hoping to write an article on th..
1961/05/29 [Ltrs: HGL p. 618]	Lao Tzu	Tao Te Ching / Translated by John C.H. Wu	I have carefully gone through your fine translation of the Tao Te Ching, and it is all superb. I really mean t..
1961/05/29 [Ltrs: HGL p. 618]	Mary Lelia Makra	Hsiao Ching / transl. (from the Chinese) by Mary Lelia Makra ed. by Paul K. T. Sih	I have carefully gone through your fine translation of the Tao Te Ching, and it is all superb. I really mean t..
1961/08/12 [Ltrs: HGL p. 619]	Chuang-tzu	Dschuang Dsi : das wahre buch vom südlichen Blütenland : Nan hua dschen ging / Chuang-tzu ; aus dem chinesischen verdeutscht und erläutert von Richard Wilhelm	The [Leon] Wieger [French translation of Chuang Tzu] is good to have. He is breezy and to some extent helpful,..
1961/08/12 [Ltrs: HGL p. 619]	Paul K.T. Sih	Decision for China	I am reading Paul Sih's book about China at the moment. It is very clear and informative, and tells me a lot o..
1961/08/12 [Ltrs: HGL p. 619]	Zhuang Ze	Oeuvre de Tchoang-tzeu / translated into French by Leon Wieger	The [Leon] Wieger [French translation of Chuang Tzu] is good to have. He is breezy and to some extent helpful,..
1961/12/12 [Ltrs: HGL p. 620]		Poems on Solitude / Transl. from the Chinese by Jerome Chen and Mike Bullock	"¦ Someone has recently sent me a marvelous book, Poems of Solitude, a collection including Juan Chi, Pao Chao..
1962/06/07 [Ltrs: HGL p. 622]	James Legge	Chinese classics	Paul Sih has obtained for me a wonderful reprint of the Legge translation of the Chinese Classics, and has als..
1963/06/23 [Ltrs: HGL p. 625]	Hui-neng	Platform scripture / Hui-neng ; (transl. and with an introd. and notes by Wing-tsit Chan)	Paul Sih has sent me the Platform Scripture and it is handsomely done. He wants me to write a review of it, an..
1965/01/31 [Ltrs: HGL p. 626]	John (Jingxiong) Wu	Golden Age of Zen	Look how much time has passed since I received your letter and the chapter on Hui Neng [in Dr. Wu's book The G..

Abbreviations ▲	Source of Merton's Quotation and Citation
Ltrs: CforT	The Courage for Truth: Letters of Thomas Merton to Writers.
Ltrs: Giroux	Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton.
Ltrs: Hammer	The Letters of Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer.
Ltrs: HGL	The Hidden Ground of Love.
Ltrs: Laughlin	Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters.
Ltrs: Leclercq	Survival or Prophecy? The Letters of Merton and Jean Leclercq.
Ltrs: RtoJ	The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends.
Ltrs: Ruether	Letters of Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether.
Ltrs: SofC	The School of Charity. Letters on Religious Renewal.
Ltrs: WtoF	Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Merton in Times of Crisis.

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