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...

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

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...

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 wise man reads both books and life itself.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

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...

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...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it.

Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it.

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...