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Lin Yutang Quotes

Lin Yutang quotes

Chinese Author October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976

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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
The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight into human character has been gained, or that his (or her) knowledge of life has been deepened, or that pity, love or sympathy for a human being is awakened. Lin Yutang
Anyone who wishes to learn to enjoy life must find friends of the same type of temperament, and take as much trouble to gain and keep their friendship as wives take to keep their husbands. Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang quote: "The moment a student gives up his right of personal judgment,..."
The moment a student gives up his right of personal judgment, he is in for accepting all the humbugs of life Lin Yutang
I like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its leaves are a little yellow, its tone mellower, its colours richer, and it is tinged a little with sorrow and a premonition of death. Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor of the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and is content. From a knowledge of those limitations and its richness... Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang quote: "What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?"
What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? Lin Yutang
There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in bed, "like a corpse", but always curled up on one side. I believe one of the greatest pleasures of life is to curl up one's legs in bed. The posture of the arms is also very important, in order to reach the greatest degree of aesthetic pleasure and mental power. I believe the best posture is not lying flat on the bed, but being upholstered with big soft pillows at an... Lin Yutang
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 willgive him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one. Lin Yutang
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
Lin Yutang quote: "There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a..."
There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life. Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang quote: "The wise man reads both books and life itself."
The wise man reads both books and life itself. Lin Yutang
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
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang quote: "So long as man is man, variety will still be the flavor of life."
So long as man is man, variety will still be the flavor of life. Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang quote: "If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move,..."
If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it. Lin Yutang

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