Speaking as Chinese, I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to un-sophistication, and made a conscious return t simplicity of thinking and living, and I call no man wise until he has made the progress from the wisdom of knowledge to the wisdom of foolishness, and become a laughing philosopher, feeling first life is a tragedy and then life is comedy. For we must weep before we can laugh. Out of sadness comes the awakening and out of the awakening comes the laughter of the philosopher, with kindliness and tolerance to boot..
The world, I believe, is far too serious, and being far too serious; it has the need of a wise and merry philosophy. The philosophy of the Chinese art of living can certainly be called the "gay science", i... (查看原文)
昨晚睡前翻看林语堂的《The Importance of Living》,随手翻到“ON BEING WAYWARD AND INCALCULABLE”一篇。看了一小段才发现自己第一眼认错了题目,误认为是“ON BEING AWARE AND INCLUDED”,再回头看时已经丧失了阅读兴趣。 人读书一般有三种态度,一是出于功利,二是求新...
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Mr.Lin's immortal masterpiece is one of my favorite. It's a shame that the English Version published in China is a kind of patchy one. Too many eliminated details probably blunted its brilliance. Nevertheless, no matter how incomplete it might be, this boo...
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0 有用 你看到我了 2022-10-15 12:07:06 浙江
并不同意他的某些观点
0 有用 错误 2017-08-30 15:25:56
文学功底深厚,对于中西方文化有自己的见解,因时代不同,有些观念无法认同
0 有用 好运美璐子 2022-03-31 16:09:11
没读完,不是很想读,也行不适合我的年龄
0 有用 淡如墨 2017-03-22 15:23:42
其实,我觉得这书一般 那为什么还读 强迫症。 不过,就是因为这点强迫症,让我读到了最后。 有两个收获, 决定收本书,张潮的《幽梦影》。 关于近情。“在我替我的女儿挑选丈夫时,我将只有一个标准:他是否是一个近情的人?我们当然不能期望世上有终身不相骂的夫妻;我们只能期望他们都是近情的男女,只近情的相骂,并近情的言归于好。”“专讲逻辑的人是永远自以为是,所以他是不近人情,也是不对的;至于近情的人则自己常... 其实,我觉得这书一般 那为什么还读 强迫症。 不过,就是因为这点强迫症,让我读到了最后。 有两个收获, 决定收本书,张潮的《幽梦影》。 关于近情。“在我替我的女儿挑选丈夫时,我将只有一个标准:他是否是一个近情的人?我们当然不能期望世上有终身不相骂的夫妻;我们只能期望他们都是近情的男女,只近情的相骂,并近情的言归于好。”“专讲逻辑的人是永远自以为是,所以他是不近人情,也是不对的;至于近情的人则自己常疑惑自己是错的,所以他永远是对的。” 只是,懂的太晚。 (展开)
0 有用 momo 2018-05-02 02:16:55
过年期间在家读的