The timeless bestseller to living a slower, guilt-free life. The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is a classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humour to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing indeed, eager to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence. At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, checking items off to-do lists, and keeping up with the frantic pace of the digital world, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savour life's simple pleasures. AUTHOR: Lin Yutang was born in 1895 to a mission family and became one of the best-known Chinese scholars and writers, translating numerous ancient texts for a western audience. He was a linguist, a philosopher and his translations are world renowned.
The timeless bestseller to living a slower, guilt-free life. The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is a classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humour to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing indeed, eager to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence. At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, checking items off to-do lists, and keeping up with the frantic pace of the digital world, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savour life's simple pleasures. AUTHOR: Lin Yutang was born in 1895 to a mission family and became one of the best-known Chinese scholars and writers, translating numerous ancient texts for a western audience. He was a linguist, a philosopher and his translations are world renowned.
Lin Yutang(1895-1976)was born to a mission family and became one of the best-known Chinese scholars and writers, translating numerous ancient texts for a western audience. He was a linguist and philosopher, and his translations are world renowned.
'A richly, enjoyably wise and suggestive book' New York
Times
'Dr Lin has performed the inestimable service of distilling the
philosophy of generations of Chinese sages and presenting it
against a modern background, which makes it easily readable and
understandable' Saturday Review of Literature
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