By Lǐ Yú
This classic text on finding happiness in everyday life offers an antidote to the rampant materialism and consumerism of modern times. It covers topics from health and beauty to acting and writing music; from dealing with wealth and poverty to cooking; from gardening to interior home design. Always with a fresh and non-dogmatic point of view, Li Yu transcends time and easily transfers ancient wisdom into modern life.
“Charm, the power of exotic beauty, fascinates and is like the flame in a fire, the light in a lamp, the luster in jewels. Commonly misunderstood as good looks, it’s much more powerful and can make the old appear young, the ugly beautiful, the dull exciting.”
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“No one knows the art of living better than Confucius. I know that because he did not sleep like a corpse or sit like a statue.”
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“Sleep is an infallible miracle drug but perfect sleep requires a peaceful conscience. First rest your mind, then your eyes keeping your health by dividing half your time to rest, have to activity.”
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“Teaching rich men to enjoy life means asking them to give money away, which is difficult, to say the least. But it doesn’t have to be a huge amount. Not constantly grasping for more is good start and small amounts are greatly appreciated by the poor. Small and frequent gestures benefit both giver and recipient helping to banish envy and enmity.”
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“The art of being happy though poor consists in one phrase, to think ‘it could be worse.’ The same situation can look like hell to one person and like paradise to another.”
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“The art of being happy though poor consists in one phrase, to think ‘it could be worse.’ The same situation can look like hell to one person and like paradise to another.”
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“Too much money means too many things to attend to.”
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“With great wealth endless worries quickly come and peace of mind quickly leave. You become a target of envy and you don’t know if people are only pretending to like you for an advantage. Fears of theft and robbery arise. What chance is there for enjoying life?”
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