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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

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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

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Peace
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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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Simplicity
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No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. – Lin Yutang

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

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Reality is bad enough. Why should I tell the truth? – Patrick Sky

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Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone elses. – Billy Wilder

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