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But Mencius held a very different worldview, one rooted in Confucian thought. He saw the world as capricious. Hard work would not necessarily lead to prosperity. Bad deeds would not necessarily be punished. There were no guarantees of
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“This spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it reminds me of the Englishman who went to India to make a fortune first, in order that he might return to England and live the life of a poet.”
― Walden, or Life in the Woods
― Walden, or Life in the Woods
Joel Neild’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joel Neild’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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63 books
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280 books
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82 books
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