Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Quote by Lyn Yutang

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can...

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can...

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about...

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about...

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be...

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be...

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men...

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men...

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying...

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying...

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

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

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many...

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many...

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any...

When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any...

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I...

I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...