Quote by Lin Yutang
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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

Other quotes by Lin Yutang

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. – Lin Yutang

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Hope
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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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Humor
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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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Clothing
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Honesty
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Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened. – Winston Churchill, “ear-witness” quoting c.1936 about Stanley Baldwi

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Open confession is good for the soul. – Scottish Proverb

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No one can earn a million dollars honestly. – William Jennings Bryan

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Worse than telling a lie is spending the rest of your life staying true to a lie. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. – Albert Camus

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Today, computers are almost second nature to most of us. – James Dyson

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Im selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, Im out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you cant handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell dont deserve me at my best. – Marilyn Monroe

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best

Loafing needs no explanation and is its own excuse. – Christopher Morley

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Stress