All women's dresses, in every age and country, are merely variations on the eternal struggle between the admitted desire to dress and the unadmitted desire to undress.
Lin YutangBesides 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 YutangWhen small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
Lin YutangWhen 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 YutangIt 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 YutangIt is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.
Lin YutangThe world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious, is it has need of a wise and merry philosophy.
Lin YutangThe three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous.
Lin YutangA 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 YutangThe Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine.
Lin YutangWhen there are too many policemen, there can be no individual liberty, when there are too many lawyers, there can be no justice, and when there are too many soldiers, there can be no peace.
Lin YutangInstead of holding on to the Biblical view that we are made in the image of God, we come to realize that we are made in the image of the monkey.
Lin YutangInstead of holding on to the Biblical view that we are made in the image of God, we come to realize that we are made in the image of the monkey...
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