Curated Quotations

Lin Yutang

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  • “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “Hope is like a road in the country there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” -Lin Yutang

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  • “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” -Lin Yutang

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