“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.”

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 of non-essentials.”

Lin Yutang

“The wise man reads both books and life itself.”

Lin Yutang

“If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.”

Lin Yutang

“I like to think of criticism as the highest intellectual effort that mankind is capable of, and above all, I like to think of self-criticism as the most difficult attainment of an educated man.”

Lin Yutang