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O wise humanity, terribly wise...

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!

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We all have obligations and du...

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. It takes a lot of courage for a man to declare, with clarity and simplicity, that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.

Lin Yutang 155 quotes

An educated man is one who has...

An educated man is one who has the loves and hatreds together.

Lin Yutang 155 quotes

Of the many rights of ladies, ...

Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.

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A tendency to fly too straight...

A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.

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Those who are wise won't be bu...

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

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I have a hankering to go back ...

I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking.

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Happiness for me is largely a ...

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.

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A man who has to be punctually...

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

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I feel, like all modern Americ...

I feel, like all modern Americans, no consciousness of sin and simply do not believe in it. All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell. That is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth.

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So much of unhappiness, it see...

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.

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Few men who have liberated the...

Few men who have liberated themselves from the fear of God and the fear of death are yet able to liberate themselves from the fear of man.

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Once Confucius was walking on ...

Once Confucius was walking on the mountains and he came across a woman weeping by a grave. He asked the woman what here sorrow was, and she replied, We are a family of hunters. My father was eaten by a tiger. My husband was bitten by a tiger and died. And now my only son! Why don't you move down and live in the valley? Why do you continue to live up here? asked Confucius. And the woman replied, But sir, there are no tax collectors here! Confucius added to his disciples, You see, a bad government is more to be feared th

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Art is both creation and recre...

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.

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We should not expect people to...

We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad.

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No man is inherently respectab...

No man is inherently respectable, but all women are by nature.

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Business men who are busy the ...

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.

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I do not think that any civili...

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.

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All human happiness is sensuou...

All human happiness is sensuous happiness.

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Best behavior means the same t...

Best behavior means the same thing as the most uncomfortable behavior.

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