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Quote by Lin Yutang
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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

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I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking. – Lin Yutang

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

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