A vague uncritical idealism always lends itself to ridicule and too much of it might be a danger to mankind, leading it round in a futile wild-goose … - Lin Yutang

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A vague uncritical idealism always lends itself to ridicule and too much of it might be a danger to mankind, leading it round in a futile wild-goose chase for imaginary ideals.

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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.

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Alternative Names: Lîm Gí-tông

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Como la tormenta no podía soplar en todas partes a la vez, siempre había algún rincón donde quedaban unas hojas, un rincón donde brillaba el sol y donde temporalmente había un refugio de paz. La historia de la Guerra de China, como la historia de todos los grandes movimientos, está escrita en las mentes y los corazones de su generación. Dentro de cincuenta o cien años, en las charlas caseras y los relatos de las viejas, se contarán las historias de miles de esas hojas barridas por la tormenta. Cada hoja en la tormenta es un individuo con un corazón y sentimientos y aspiraciones y deseos.

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When one's thoughts and experience have not reached a certain point for reading a masterpiece, the masterpiece will leave only a bad flavor on his palate.

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