Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. -Lin Yutang

 

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.


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This quote is just one of 5 total Lin Yutang quotes in our collection. Lin Yutang is known for saying 'Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

Lin Yutang
189

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.

Lin Yutang
183
Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst. -Lin Yutang
179

If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.

Lin Yutang
169

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do.

Lin Yutang
105