Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.
—Lin Yutang
Topics: Boredom
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 the nonessentials.
—Lin Yutang
Topics: Wisdom, Living, Forgiveness, Simplicity, Time Management
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set
—Lin Yutang
Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don’t believe in the good old words because we don’t believe in good old values anymore. And that’s why the world is sick.
—Lin Yutang
Topics: Value
A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from.
—Lin Yutang
Topics: Travel
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