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Just sit down quietly and arrange a flower or two, burn a stick of good incense and sip a cup of fine tea, with some old books for company; and if a congenial friend does happen to drop in, you may find it very comforting to chat with him about all sorts of people from ancient times to the present day. Some say this kind of life is best achieved by retiring to the hills.

Modern education teaches what a large proportion of the taught neither wish to learn or will ever get an opportunity of practicing, while neglecting the simple appreciations that make life.