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Wisdom Quotes by 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…
- Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called Conservatism) Dreams -…
- The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
- Like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its tone…
More Wisdom Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. — Paulo Coelho
- Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey. — Unknown Author