We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. It takes a lot of courage for a man to declare, with clarity and simplicity, that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.


The pleasures of a nonconformist (ed. 1962)

Lin Yutang Quotes

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are...

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are...

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are...

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are...