27 ordspråk av Lyn Yutang
Lyn Yutang
 Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks. |
| Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination. |
| Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. |
| Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do |
| The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach |
| The wise man reads both books and life itself. |
| There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man |
| This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. |
| 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. |
| We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad |
| When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set |
| Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice. |
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Proverb (1469536 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
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