Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutangwas a Chinese writer, translator, linguist and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 October 1895
CountryChina
happiness humans sensuous
All human happiness is sensuous happiness.
men culture cows
Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture.
common-sense logic spirit
In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.
moving unhappy bowels
If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.
philosophy views objectivity
I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing.
dream reality way
However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight.
mean thinking perception
True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.
children patriotism
What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?
wise men busy
The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.
tea world quiet
There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.
philosophy reality healthy
Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only that kind of philosophy is sound and healthy.
running laughter voice
Sometimes there are more tears than laughter, and sometimes there is more laughter than tears, and sometimes you feel so choked you can neither weep nor laugh. For tears and laughter there will always be so long as there is human life. When our tear wells have run dry and the voice of laughter is silenced, the world will be truly dead.
inspirational beautiful wise
There is nothing more beautiful in this world than a healthy, wise old man.
wise reading book
The wise man reads both books and life itself.