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
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O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living and forget to play!
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The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious ... it has need of a wise and merry philosophy.
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The wise man reads both books and life itself.
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The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.
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Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
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There is nothing more beautiful in this world than a healthy, wise old man.