Are we not wasps who spend all day in a fruitless attempt t… - Wei Wu Wei

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Are we not wasps who spend all day in a fruitless attempt to traverse a window-pane — while the other half of the window is wide open?

Wei Wu Wei

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Wei Wu Wei was the pen-name of Terence James Stannus Gray (14 September 1895 – 5 January 1986) an English-born philosopher, playwright and writer.

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Alternative Names: Terence Gray • Terence James Gray • Terence James Stannus Gray

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Are we not wasps who spend all day in a fruitless attempt to traverse a window-pane — while the other half of the window is wide open? - Wei Wu Wei

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