Josh
https://www.goodreads.com/joshroompie
Wealth brings great anxiety, while with poverty come fierce resentments. Dependence on others puts you in their power, while care for others will snare you in the worldly attachments of affection. Follow the social rules, and they hem you
...more
“A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”
―
―
“It is the ephemeral nature of things that makes them wonderful.”
― A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
― A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
“If you follow the ways of the world, your heart will be drawn to its sensual defilements and easily led astray; if you go among people, your words will be guided by others' responses rather than come from the heart.”
― A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
― A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
“Difficulty is what wakes up the genius”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
“We live in an era of smart phones and stupid people.... Go figure.”
― Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics
― Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics
Josh’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Josh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Josh
Lists liked by Josh
























