“Gildong replied in a humble manner. “Of all things created by Heaven, a human being is the most precious. So it is the most fortunate thing to be born a human in this world.” — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“In fact, in his communications with the King of Joseon, Hong Gildong makes it clear that he had to resort to outlawry because he… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“As a nationalist and a communist, Kim Taejun presented a subversive reading of The Story of Hong Gildong, in which he portrayed the purported… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“The shaman addressed Chorang. “There is an assassin by the name of Teukjae who is said to possess great skills. You should summon him… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“76. five relationships: (oryun) One of the central concepts of Confucian philosophy, it refers to the five essential and sacred relationships that bind a society together. They were enumerated by the philosopher Mengzi—“love between father and son, duty between ruler and subject, distinction between husband and wife, precedence of the old over the young, and faith between friends” (Book III,… — Heo Gyun Copy Share
“In a rather unflattering portrait of his former teacher, Yi claims that Heo and his closest friends were such admirers of the Chinese epic… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“How can a true man find contentment in growing old while leading a leisurely and mediocre life?” — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“What is said in daytime is overheard by the bird, and what is said in nighttime is overheard by the rat.’30” — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“The work’s persistent popularity in the modern era can be explained by its elevation of a neglected secondary son as a great hero. In… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“It is a general truth that no one man holds an absolute right to rule over a country. As such, Seong Tang brought down… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“Gildong replied in a humble manner. “Of all things created by Heaven, a human being is the most precious. So it is the most… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
“The most commonly used English translation is Marshall Pihl’s, which was first published in Korean Journal in 1968 and reprinted in Peter H. Lee’s… — Heo Gyun Copy Share Image
