There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Then are dreamt of in your philosophy. This same thought has also occurred to a Chinese philosopher long before the time of Shakespeare. Ge Hong, in his book called Baopuzi, or the Master Embracing Simplicity says:"You may have the sharpest eyesight in the world and yet you will never be able to see everything that has a form. You may have the most acute hearing in the world and yet you will never be able to hear everything that has a sound. You may have feet like Dazhang and Shuhai and yet the land you have walked will always be less than that which you have not. You may have as much wisdom as Yuyi and Qixie and yet the things you know will always be less than those which you do not. " (Chapter 2, "Immortals")
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