"In fact,I believe the reason why the Chinese……" — Lin Yutang
"In fact,I believe the reason why the Chinese failed to develop botany and zoology is that the Chinese scholar cannot stare coldly and unemotionally at a fish without immediately thinking of how it tastes in the mouth and wanting to eat it. The reason I don't trust Chinese surgeons is that I am afraid that when a Chinese surgeon cuts up my liver in search of a gall-stone, he may forget about the stone and put my liver in a frying pan."
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Lin Yutang
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83 Quotes by Lin Yutang
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Art is both creation and recreation.
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