Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Quote by Lyn Yutang

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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...

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...

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...

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

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving...

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving...

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...

In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable,...

In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable,...

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind...

There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind...

As a nation, a society, a family and an individual, we must be grateful to...

As a nation, a society, a family and an individual, we must be grateful to...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself....

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself....

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners,...

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners,...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

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...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.