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Lin Yutang Quotes

However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight Picture Quote #1

I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings Picture Quote #1

There are no books in this world that everybody must read, but only books that a person must read at a certain time in a given place under given circumstances and at a given period of his life Picture Quote #1

The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living Picture Quote #1

All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to sickness, pain, suffering and death. Culture consists of bringing about the expression of these passions and desires in harmony Picture Quote #1

All human beings are like travelers floating down the eternal river of time, embarking at a certain point and disembarking again at another point in order to make room for others waiting below the river to come aboard Picture Quote #1

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I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living Picture Quote #1

So much of unhappiness, it seems to me, is due to nerves; and bad nerves are the result of having nothing to do, or doing a thing badly, unsuccessfully or incompetently. Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do. True happiness comes to those who do their work well, followed by a refreshing period of rest. True happiness comes from the right amount of work for the day Picture Quote #1

There is a great probability that our loss of capacity for enjoying the positive joys of life is largely due to the decreased sensibility of our senses and our lack of full use of them. All human happiness is sensuous happiness Picture Quote #1

Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only that kind of philosophy is sound and healthy Picture Quote #1

The question that faces every man born into this world is not what should be his purpose, which he should set about to achieve, but just what to do with life? The answer, that he should order his life so that he can find the greatest happiness in it, is more a practical question, similar to that of how a man should spend his weekend, then a metaphysical proposition as to what is the mystic purpose of his life in the scheme of the universe Picture Quote #1

The dog which remembers only to bark and not to bite, and is led through the streets as a lady’s pet, is only a degenerate wolf Picture Quote #1

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Alas, our rulers are not gods, but puny, fallible men, like the kings who constantly forget their parts, and we common men should be their prompters Picture Quote #1

The age calls for simple statements and restatements of simple truths. The prophets of doom are involved, those who would bring light must be clear Picture Quote #1

The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious... it has need of a wise and merry philosophy Picture Quote #1

It is not dirt but the fear of dirt which is the sign of man’s degeneration, and it is dangerous to judge a man’s physical and moral sanity by outside standards Picture Quote #1

The best that we can hope for in this life is that we shall not have sons and grandsons of whom we need to be ashamed Picture Quote #1

The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more Picture Quote #1

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If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food Picture Quote #1

Let him cry whoever feels like crying, for we were animals before we became reasoning beings, and the shedding of a tear, whether of forgiveness or of pity or of sheer delight at beauty, will do him a lot of good Picture Quote #1

When there are too many policemen, there can be no liberty. When there are too many soldiers, there can be no peace. When there are too many lawyers, there can be no justice Picture Quote #1

It is not when he is working in his office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, life is beautiful Picture Quote #1

The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious, is it has need of a wise and merry philosophy Picture Quote #1

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

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Such religion as there can be in modern life, every individual will have to salvage from the churches for himself Picture Quote #1

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach Picture Quote #1

A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from Picture Quote #1

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However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight (Lin Yutang Quotes) I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings (Lin Yutang Quotes) There are no books in this world that everybody must read, but only books that a person must read at a certain time in a given place under given circumstances and at a given period of his life (Lin Yutang Quotes) The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living (Lin Yutang Quotes) All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to sickness, pain, suffering and death. Culture consists of bringing about the expression of these passions and desires in harmony (Lin Yutang Quotes) All human beings are like travelers floating down the eternal river of time, embarking at a certain point and disembarking again at another point in order to make room for others waiting below the river to come aboard (Lin Yutang Quotes) I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living (Lin Yutang Quotes) So much of unhappiness, it seems to me, is due to nerves; and bad nerves are the result of having nothing to do, or doing a thing badly, unsuccessfully or incompetently. Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do. True happiness comes to those who do their work well, followed by a refreshing period of rest. True happiness comes from the right amount of work for the day (Lin Yutang Quotes) There is a great probability that our loss of capacity for enjoying the positive joys of life is largely due to the decreased sensibility of our senses and our lack of full use of them. All human happiness is sensuous happiness (Lin Yutang Quotes) Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only that kind of philosophy is sound and healthy (Lin Yutang Quotes) The question that faces every man born into this world is not what should be his purpose, which he should set about to achieve, but just what to do with life? The answer, that he should order his life so that he can find the greatest happiness in it, is more a practical question, similar to that of how a man should spend his weekend, then a metaphysical proposition as to what is the mystic purpose of his life in the scheme of the universe (Lin Yutang Quotes) The dog which remembers only to bark and not to bite, and is led through the streets as a lady’s pet, is only a degenerate wolf (Lin Yutang Quotes) Alas, our rulers are not gods, but puny, fallible men, like the kings who constantly forget their parts, and we common men should be their prompters (Lin Yutang Quotes) The age calls for simple statements and restatements of simple truths. The prophets of doom are involved, those who would bring light must be clear (Lin Yutang Quotes) The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious... it has need of a wise and merry philosophy (Lin Yutang Quotes) It is not dirt but the fear of dirt which is the sign of man’s degeneration, and it is dangerous to judge a man’s physical and moral sanity by outside standards (Lin Yutang Quotes) The best that we can hope for in this life is that we shall not have sons and grandsons of whom we need to be ashamed (Lin Yutang Quotes) The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more (Lin Yutang Quotes) If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food (Lin Yutang Quotes) Let him cry whoever feels like crying, for we were animals before we became reasoning beings, and the shedding of a tear, whether of forgiveness or of pity or of sheer delight at beauty, will do him a lot of good (Lin Yutang Quotes) When there are too many policemen, there can be no liberty. When there are too many soldiers, there can be no peace. When there are too many lawyers, there can be no justice (Lin Yutang Quotes) It is not when he is working in his office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, life is beautiful (Lin Yutang Quotes) The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious, is it has need of a wise and merry philosophy (Lin Yutang Quotes) A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o’clock has the whole afternoon from one to five ruined for him already (Lin Yutang Quotes) Such religion as there can be in modern life, every individual will have to salvage from the churches for himself (Lin Yutang Quotes) The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach (Lin Yutang Quotes) A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from (Lin Yutang Quotes)

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