The German philosopher Leibnitz was well-versed in Chinese philosophical works, while Voltaire came to think that while European royalty and businessmen knew how to search for riches in the East, the philosophers had found a new morality.
德國哲學家萊布尼滋盡讀當時的中國哲學譯本；伏爾泰則認為歐洲的王族和商人，只知道在東方求取財富，而哲學家則得到了新的道德。