Lin Yutang's Quote - This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change th

Quote by Lin Yutang

This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change th

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

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The wise man reads both books and life itself. – 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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What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? – Lin Yutang

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If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. – Jennifer Jones

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But humor is too delicate and evanescent a thing to be extracted from a book like plums from a pudding. – Beatrix, “What to Read,” The Household, supplement to Michigan Farmer and State

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Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they dont call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. – William Collins

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This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section. – John Callahan

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Random Quotes

When fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your teeth. – Proverb

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When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud – 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong? – Jane Smiley

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Life is like riding a bicycle; we have to go ahead before we know we are right. Our knowledge is very limited, and we walk mostly by faith. – G.R. Dodson, 1908

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Many people are extremely happy, but are absolutely worthless to society. – Charles Gow

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