Lin Yutang (1895- 1976) was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian. His father is a Christian priest. 17 years old studied at St. John's University, 19 16 graduated from Tsinghua University. After studying at Harvard University, I studied hard. The following are the classic quotations of Mr. Lin Yutang compiled by me. I hope you like them.

1935 Lin Yutang wrote My Country and My People in English, which was published in the United States and became a best seller. 1939, the novel Clouds in Beijing came out. 1966 returned to Taiwan Province province to settle down.

Lin Yutang once made a pair of couplets by himself: two feet on Chinese and western cultures and one heart on the universe. ? Some people say that Lin Yutang's greatest strength is to talk about China culture to foreign countries and foreign culture to China people. Without Lin Yutang, no one would have thought of it first. Humor? Translate into Chinese? Humor? .

1. If you look farther, you won't be sad. Lin Yutang

To a great extent, life is just a farce, and sometimes it is better to stand by and watch it laugh, which is much better than blindly intervening. Lin Yutang's My Country and My People

3. Everything you need in life is not expensive and luxurious, but expensive and simple; Not expensive and rich, expensive and elegant; Not expensive, expensive, expensive and appropriate. Lin Yutang

When I was alive, I felt I didn't know anything when I was young, I felt I knew everything when I was in college, I knew I didn't know anything when I graduated, I felt I knew everything when I was in middle age, and I didn't realize I didn't know anything until my later years. Lin Yutang

In this world, sometimes you smile at others, and sometimes you smile at others. Lin Yutang

6. China people believe in Confucianism when they are proud, and Taoism and Buddhism when they are frustrated. When their teachings are contrary to their own, China people will say that man can conquer nature? . The crisis of China people's faith lies in their frequent conversion. Lin Yutang

7. Life is like this. Do it and cherish it. You will always be your own protagonist. Don't always play a supporting role in other people's plays. So much for Lin Yutang's life.

8. Love each other for the first time: be tolerant and patient in everything; The second taste is modesty: modesty, low-key work; The third taste is the pure heart: looking for peace of mind; The fourth taste is sincerity: heart-to-heart, good relations; The fifth flavor of self-confidence: the power of positive attitude; The sixth flavor is concentration: making life more efficient; Seventh taste patience: opportunities always appear in waiting; The eighth taste is relieved: learn to choose and know how to give up. Lin Yutang

9. It is certainly much cheaper to enjoy a leisurely life than a luxurious one. It is only the artist's temperament to enjoy a leisurely life and spend an idle afternoon in a completely leisurely mood. Lin Yutang's The Art of Life

10. The most important thing for us is not to care about truth and falsehood, gain and loss, fame and fortune, rank and wealth, but how to live happily and find the poetry of life from it. So much for Lin Yutang's life.

1 1. People are passers-by, so don't say where your hometown is. Let it be. Flowers are everywhere. Lin Yutang

12. The significance of reading is to make people more open-minded, more knowledgeable, more unsophisticated and more paranoid. Reading can not only enable us to master certain professional skills, but more importantly, we can see the direction to solve various life problems. A person's life is nothing more than constantly exploring what meaning his life should have. Lin Yutang

13. The world is the only paradise. We all believe that people will die, and I think this feeling is very good. It makes us awake, makes us sad, and makes some people poetic. It enables us to strengthen our will and find a reasonable and true way of life. It makes us feel calm. Only when one is prepared to accept the worst can one obtain real peace. Lin Yutang's The Art of Life

14. My father often tells me that he has witnessed the rise of many poor families and the decline of many rich families. He told me that the most important thing is not to rely on money. People should enjoy wealth and prepare for life when they lose it. Lin Yutang's Smoke in Beijing

15. Without humor, people's culture will become more and more hypocritical, people's lives will become more and more fraudulent, people's thoughts will become more and more pedantic, people's literature will become more and more dry, and people's hearts will become more and more stubborn. ── Lin Yutang

16. Probably, the smarter people are, the less patient they are. The ancients said:? Beauty is unlucky? . However, I said that beauty is not necessarily unlucky, but smart and talented. It seems hard to say who is smart and who is stupid. People's life, let everything go with the flow, look down on everything, don't bother yourself. If you can learn to hold this outlook on life, I guarantee that your illness will disappear naturally. Lin Yutang's Smoke in Beijing

17. Nature itself is always a sanatorium. Even if it can't cure other diseases, it can at least cure human megalomania. If human beings want to be placed in a suitable size, they must always be placed in the position of nature as the background, which is why the characters in China's landscape paintings are always painted very small. Lin Yutang's The Art of Life

18. There is no greater robber in the world than depriving us of our freedom of thought. Lin Yutang's The Art of Life

19. To really understand a person, just look at how he uses his spare time. Lin Yutang

20. Reading gives people a kind of elegance and charm, which is the whole purpose of reading. Reading is not about? Improve your mind? If so, the fun of reading will be lost. Lin Yutang's The Art of Life

2 1. The most important thing is not to rely on money. People should enjoy wealth and be prepared to live without it. Lin Yutang's Smoke in Beijing

22. I want to have the freedom and courage to be myself. Lin Yutang's My Wish

23. Happiness: First, sleep in the bed at home. The second is to eat meals cooked by parents. The third is to listen to your lover's sweet words to you. The fourth is to play games with children. Lin Yutang

24. The degree of a person's understanding is just equal to the depth of his suffering. Lin Yutang's My Country and My People

Su Dongpo is dead, and his name is just a memory. But what he left us was inner joy and ideological joy, which is immortal. Lin Yutang's Biography of Su Dongpo

26. When I was alive, I felt I didn't know anything when I was young, I felt I knew everything when I was in college, I knew I didn't know anything when I graduated, I felt I knew everything when I was in middle age, and I didn't realize I didn't know anything until later in life. Lin Yutang

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