A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon from one to five ruined for him already. - Lin Yutang

that it is not when he is working in the office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, “Life is beautiful

One can learn such a lot and enjoy such a lot in seventy years, and three generations is a long, long time to see human follies and acquire human wisdom. Anyone who is wise and has lived long enough to witness the changes of fashion and morals and politics through the rise and fall of three generations should be perfectly satisfied to rise from his seat and go away saying, "It was a good show," when the curtain falls.

Who are we? That is the first question. It is a question almost impossible to answer. But we all agree that the busy self occupied in our daily activities is not quite the real self. We are quite sure we have lost something in the mere pursuit of living.