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

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...

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

I think the first duty of society is justice

I think the first duty of society is justice

Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration...

Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and...

Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and...

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

Society may predict, but only I can determine my destiny.

Society may predict, but only I can determine my destiny.

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

Our society's values are being corrupted by advertising's insistence on the equation: Youth equals popularity,...

Our society's values are being corrupted by advertising's insistence on the equation: Youth equals popularity,...

Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat...

Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...