Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer and academic

Died #otd Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer and academic, 50 years ago today #LinYutang life story...

Celui qui a conscience de la mort perce le sens de la comédie humaine, et devient rapidement un poète. Lin Yutang

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Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.
~Lin Yutang

https://blog.sleepingangel.com/hope-quote-5/

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Nobody is right and nobody is wrong. Only one thing is right, and that is the Truth, but nobody knows what it is. It is a thing that changes all the time, and then comes back to the same thing.

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When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

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The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.

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Lin Yutang: My Country, My People | China Books Review In 1935, the Chinese author Lin Yutang offered Westerners an insider’s guide to China's society. It endures today despite his own cultural contradictions.

#林語堂 #LinYuTang still relevant? " #China has been profoundly misunderstood. Lin’s liminal position as both an insider and an interpreter created a lens that, while distorted in ways we can now recognize, still offers insight. " chinabooksreview.com/2025/03/25/l... @chinabksreview.bsky.social

Quote of the Day:
"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
- Lin Yutang

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“Cuando los hombres pequeños empiezan a proyectar sombras grandes, significa que el sol está a punto de ponerse”. #LinYutang.

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set. - #LinYutang

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When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set.

- #LinYutang

Have you heard of #LinYutang ? He ranked the same as Lu Xun and Hu Shi in terms of influence as liberal thinkers on worldwide readers. His most important work is The Importance of Living which explores the mindset/philosophy of Chinese people vs that of Westerners.
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When small men cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set. - Lin Yutang

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