Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that… - Lin Yutang

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Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

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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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Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination. - Lin Yutang

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