Lin Yutang's Quote - Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of p

Quote by Lin Yutang

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of p

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

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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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The wise man reads both books and life itself. – 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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Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up. – Author Unknown

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A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future. – Author Unknown

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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. – Saki

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