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Love is an immortal wound that cannot be closed up. A person loses something, a part of her soul, when she loves someone. And she goes about looking for that lost part of her soul, for she knows that otherwise she is incomplete and cannot be at rest. It is only when she is with the person she loves that she becomes complete again in herself; but the moment he leaves, she loses that part which he has taken with him and knows no rest till she has found him once more.

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Lin Yutang's Popular Quotes

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

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The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

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True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.

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The Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine.

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Nobody is ever misunderstood at a fireside; he may only be disagreed with.

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When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

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