As Walt Whitman says, “I am sufficient as I am.” It is suff… - Lin Yutang

" "
As Walt Whitman says, “I am sufficient as I am.” It is sufficient that I live — and am probably going to live for another few decades — and that human life exists. Viewed that way, the problem becomes amazingly simple and admits of no two answers. What can be the end of human life except the enjoyment of it?

Lin Yutang

Lin Yutang: The Importance Of Living · 2007 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

English

Collect this quote

About Lin Yutang

Lin Yutang (Traditional Chinese: 林語堂; Simplified Chinese: 林语堂; pinyin: Lín Yǔtáng) (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese writer and translator.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Lîm Gí-tông

All quotes from Lin Yutang Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Lin Yutang:

George Santayana Arthur Schopenhauer G. K. Chesterton Anton Chekhov Aldous Huxley

Additional quotes by Lin Yutang

Human history is not the product of the wise direction of human reason, but is shaped by the forces of emotion—our dreams, our pride, our greed, our fears, and our desire for revenge.

Philosophy not only begins with the individual, but also ends with the individual. For an individual is the final fact of life. He is an end in himself, and not a means to other creations of the human mind.

"Scholars who are worth anything at all never know what is call "a hard grind" or what "bitter study" means."

As Walt Whitman says, “I am sufficient as I am.” It is sufficient that I live — and am probably going to live for another few decades — and that huma… - Lin Yutang

About Lin Yutang

Also Known As

Share this quote as an image

Additional quotes by Lin Yutang