Ancient Wisdom

Kinda pointless when I open it, go to read the quote, and then it automatically opens the App Store even when I didn't click on anything. Then I go back to it, it refreshes the quote showing a new one, then does the same thing. Tried all the tricks, still does it. This was one of my first free apps, now I'm deleting it. When will App designers realize people don't like this kind of thing.

It is so pointless

I'd give it a 5 if they'd get rid of the advertising. Not very zen like when you've got a billboard in your face.

Thanks for the update :)

One of those 'interesting for the first 10 seconds' kind of applications.

I hardly come across any saying that makes any more sense than superfluity. Thank God you call this App ANCIENT WISDOM. Definetly nothing you can take to the bank in today's world. My cat knows a lot more than those talking monkeys!! If that is where the developer gets his inspirations, I would suggest he switch to the Wall Street Journal!

Pros: monkeys, interesting idea, and free. Two stars for those.<br/><br/>Cons: HORRIBLE translations that convey next to nothing in most cases (and less than that in a few).<br/><br/>Where did they get these awful translations, and did anyone even visually eyeball them at the simplest level (punctuation even)?!? I've used two different translations of work attributed to &quot;Lao Tzu&quot; (=&quot;old man&quot; roughly), and though they're very different at least they are comprehensible. This one is like the stereotypical Chinese menu filled with bad attempts to litterally render 'word' meanings rather than conceptual meanings, and malapropisms etc. Minus two points for that.<br/><br/>Since I can't give zero stars I guess that means one star.<br/><br/>Funny for about 10 seconds just on the cheeseball level, so I guess that's worth a star. Sigh.

ttthhhppp!!!