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Lin Yutang Quotes about Simplicity

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Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.

Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.

Lin Yutang
Simplicity, Depth, Signs And Symbols
Lin Yutang (1937). “The Importance of Living”

I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living.

Lin Yutang
Thinking, Civilization, Simplicity
Lin Yutang (1937). “The Importance of Living”

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. It takes a lot of courage for a man to declare, with clarity and simplicity, that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.

Lin Yutang
Men, Simplicity, Fellow Man
Yutang Lin (1962). “The pleasures of a nonconformist”

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