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The desire to join a book club and make new friends and be social vs. Wanting to read what I want, when I want, at the pace that I want, without the pressure of deadlines
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Waterstones | The Tolkien corner … my favourite corner of every bookshop
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"It is said that in government, the people are in every way the root (base) [ben]. ... For the state, the ruler, and the officials, the people constitute the root. ... For the state, the ruler, and the officials all depend on the people for their mandate. The life or death of the state depend on the people, the vision or blindness of the ruler depends on them, and whether officials are respected or not depends on them. This is why the people are in every way the mandate. ... Still further it is said that the people are the power on which the state, the ruler, and the officials all depend for their power. If victory is won, it is because the people want to be victorious. ... Disaster and fortune, as we see, are determined not in Heaven but by the officers (shi) and the people... The ruler is honorable only because the officers and people honor him. This is true honor. The ruler propspers only because the people are pleased to cause him to do so. This is true prosperity. ... Thus the people are the root of [dynastic] longevity, never to be taken lightly. ... Moreover, the people have great strength and cannot be opposed. Oh, be warned, in any opposition to the people, the people will win."
[ From Xinshu, "Dazheng" (SBCK) 9:541-549;DWYK]
This is from the Han Dynasty. Let that sink in. From 206 BCE to 220 CE.
#my post#elysse talks#xinshu#dazheng#Han dynasty#ancient quote#quote#quoteoftheday#i didn’t know queue could read#dynasty#ancient china#philosophy#ancient philosophy#bce
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home library so I never have to leave the house 📚
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