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Lin Yutang Quotes

This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought Picture Quote #1

Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture Picture Quote #1

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do Picture Quote #1

Art is both creation and recreation. Of the two ideas, I think art as recreation or as sheer play of the human spirit is more important Picture Quote #1

We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad Picture Quote #1

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Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do Picture Quote #1

There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life Picture Quote #1

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence Picture Quote #1

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise Picture Quote #1

Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it Picture Quote #1

Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them Picture Quote #1

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No child is born with a really cold heart, and it is only in proportion as we lose that youthful heart that we lose the inner warmth in ourselves Picture Quote #1

It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams Picture Quote #1

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and it's essential spirituality can we understand India Picture Quote #1

Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination Picture Quote #1

Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading Picture Quote #1

And if the reader has no taste for what he reads, all the time is wasted Picture Quote #1

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There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere Picture Quote #1

It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable Picture Quote #1

True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy Picture Quote #1

Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is it's own good reason Picture Quote #1

A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far Picture Quote #1

O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living and forget to play! Picture Quote #1

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In the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them Picture Quote #1

A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already Picture Quote #1

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don’t believe in the good old words because we don’t believe in good old values anymore. And that’s why the world is sick Picture Quote #1

How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements Picture Quote #1

If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed, counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in this life truly will give him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one Picture Quote #1

Like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its tone is mellower, its colors are richer, and it is tinged with a little sorrow. Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and its content Picture Quote #1

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought (Lin Yutang Quotes) Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture (Lin Yutang Quotes) When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads (Lin Yutang Quotes) Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do (Lin Yutang Quotes) Art is both creation and recreation. Of the two ideas, I think art as recreation or as sheer play of the human spirit is more important (Lin Yutang Quotes) We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad (Lin Yutang Quotes) Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do (Lin Yutang Quotes) There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life (Lin Yutang Quotes) There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence (Lin Yutang Quotes) Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise (Lin Yutang Quotes) Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it (Lin Yutang Quotes) Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them (Lin Yutang Quotes) No child is born with a really cold heart, and it is only in proportion as we lose that youthful heart that we lose the inner warmth in ourselves (Lin Yutang Quotes) It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams (Lin Yutang Quotes) Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and it's essential spirituality can we understand India (Lin Yutang Quotes) Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination (Lin Yutang Quotes) Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading (Lin Yutang Quotes) And if the reader has no taste for what he reads, all the time is wasted (Lin Yutang Quotes) There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere (Lin Yutang Quotes) It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable (Lin Yutang Quotes) True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy (Lin Yutang Quotes) Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is it's own good reason (Lin Yutang Quotes) A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far (Lin Yutang Quotes) O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living and forget to play! (Lin Yutang Quotes) In the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them (Lin Yutang Quotes) A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already (Lin Yutang Quotes) Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don’t believe in the good old words because we don’t believe in good old values anymore. And that’s why the world is sick (Lin Yutang Quotes) How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements (Lin Yutang Quotes) If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed, counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in this life truly will give him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one (Lin Yutang Quotes) Like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its tone is mellower, its colors are richer, and it is tinged with a little sorrow. Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and its content (Lin Yutang Quotes)

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