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Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old read more

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.

by Lin Yutang Found in: Kindness Quotes, Mercy Quotes,
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Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his read more

Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them.

by Lin Yutang Found in: Religion / beliefs Quotes,
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Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus read more

Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

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Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it.

Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it.

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Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks. - The Importance read more

Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks. - The Importance of Living, 1937.

by Lin Yutang Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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