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
This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang
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. – Lin Yutang
I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking. – Lin Yutang