How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements.
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise. - Lin Yutang
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
- Lin Yutang
The Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine. - Lin Yutang
The Chinese do not draw any distinction between food and medicine.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. - Lin Yutang
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy. - Lin Yutang
True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.
Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst. - Lin Yutang
Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.
The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more. - Lin Yutang
The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more.
Nobody is ever misunderstood at a fireside; he may only be disagreed with. - Lin Yutang
Nobody is ever misunderstood at a fireside; he may only be disagreed with.
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, … - Lin Yutang
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, …
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. - Lin Yutang
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
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