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

- Lin Yutang

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

- Lin Yutang

Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.

- Lin Yutang

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

- Lin Yutang

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

- Lin Yutang

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 non-…

- 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, …

- Lin Yutang

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

- Lin Yutang

The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more.

- Lin Yutang