Selected 100 classic quotations from Lin Yutang.

1, civilization can change the way of love, but it can never kill love.

2, hiding hills and valleys, the city is no different from the mountain forest; Send a cloud of smoke, Yan Fu is like Peng Dao.

3. So human beings are curious, dreamy, humorous and willful animals.

4. There are no books that people have to read in the world, just books that they have to read at a specific time and place and in a specific mood.

5. All marriages, no matter how arranged, are * *, and they are all adventures on the vast sea.

6. Only when one is prepared to accept the worst can one get real peace.

7. Wisdom has little to do with people, because most people are dominated by our animal enthusiasm.

8. Life is like a farce. Sometimes it's better to watch and laugh than to participate.

9. I probably get the same pleasure from all the old, skilled, smoked and skilled things.

10, short transverse wall, short sparse window, flower dregs pond. There are also some winds, some months and some coolness.

1 1, the feast of life has been placed in front of us. Now the only question is how our appetite is.

12, if there is anything in the world that deserves our careful attention, it is not religion, nor learning, but eating.

13. If a person hates the author of a book, he will get nothing from reading that book. Please remember this fact, school teacher.

14, there must be stupidity in life before success. There are many kinds of infatuation, either for money, wealth, love or fishing.

15, any realistic philosophy of life is bound to involve some specific ecological facts about human survival, life and death.

16, life is the expression of things in an instant, and it is the form in which the eternal spirit exists in the body in an instant.

17, dreams, no matter how vague, in my heart forever, my heart will not be at peace until they are realized one by one.

18, life is like this, and cherish it, everyone is his own protagonist, don't always play a supporting role in other people's world.

19. All religions are light, illuminating the world, but Christianity is the sun. As soon as the sun rose, all the other lights lost their luster.

20. I always thought that no matter where the humanistic spirit exists, religion can flourish again. When the human spirit died, religion also rotted.

2 1. If I mention Su Dongpo, China always has a kind and admirable smile. Perhaps this sentence can best sum up everything about Su Dongpo.

22, the ideal person is not a perfect person, usually just a loved and reasonable person, and I just try to get close to it.

23. If Su Dongpo belongs to the people, he is like a seal in the water. The seal dragging its fin and tail on land is only half a seal.

24. It is probably that English cultivation is becoming more and more rigid, while Chinese cultivation is becoming more and more soft, which has reached the point of indecision and has been highly respected.

25. A person's life is also the life of the soul. People's occupational character formed by this kind of power is innate, and its form is expressed through life experiences.

26. When a girl knows that someone is infatuated with her, she will be more elegant, kind and sympathetic to everyone, because she finds herself in the eyes of her lover.

27, happiness in life, nothing more than four things: first, sleep in your own bed; The second is to eat meals cooked by parents; The third is to listen to the sweet words of your lover; The fourth is to play games with children.

28. In the spring of this city, people's hearts are moldy, their wishes are infected with tuberculosis, tap water is full of toxic and hot microorganisms, and catkins also spread meningitis.

29. China people always believe in Confucianism when they are proud and Taoism when they are frustrated, so they come and go with articles as usual. Strictly speaking, it is not a true word.

30. But there is still a difference, because all the street performers in China tell you are tear-jerking stories. The one in London gave you some happiness in return for putting two pence in his hat.

3 1. Valuable scholars don't know what "tempering" is and what "bitter learning" is. They just love books and can't help reading.

32. He has no illusory illusion, so he doesn't need to wake up; He has never expected too much, so there is no need to be disappointed. This is how his spirit was liberated.

33. The beauty of a woman lies not in her face, but in her posture. Posture is alive, face is dead, posture is not enough, posture is only the expression of the soul, and beauty lies in the soul.

34, a person is like a book, look at the cover, golden light flashing, and then look at the preface, fascinating, but after getting it, burning incense with clean hands, maybe you can't go on studying.

35. Men, like this pen, always want to draw on a blank sheet of paper. A woman's marriage is like a trace on a blank sheet of paper. If a man doesn't draw well, it's because there is something wrong with the white paper.

I think I am a moral person like others. If God loved me half as much as my mother, he wouldn't send me to hell. If I can't go to heaven, the earth will die.

37. Of course, men would rather have a woman for free. They say such a woman is virtuous. All men like beautiful and affectionate women who take nothing.

38. Sometimes, we hear sweet and painful flutes floating from other ships. Happy in the water, God is in the Heavenly Palace. What better environment can I expect in my childish years?

39. Today, Su Causeway is located on a lake. The shadow of this small fairy island thrown into the water constitutes a "three pools reflecting the moon", with weeping willows lining the lake, which is enough to prove Su Dongpo's genius in landscape design.

40. In a place like this, you can't help thinking about poetry: to be a poet here, you just need to be calm, focus on your own ambitions, and then integrate poetry into your own thoughts, instead of rushing to find chapters and sentences.

4 1. The real purpose of life is decided by China people with a simple and clear attitude. It exists in Lotte know life and enjoys a simple life. Especially family life and harmonious social relations.

42. As I said in The Art of Living, the ideal person? He is not a perfect person, but a likable and reasonable person. He just tries to be that kind of person.

43. Art should be a kind of satirical literature, a warning to our numb feelings, dead thoughts and unnatural life. It teaches us to be simple and sincere in a pretentious world.

44. Women are water and men are mud. When water seeps into the mud, the mud is shaped. When the mud absorbs the water, the water has the sustenance of the body, and the water can flow in this body, survive and gain a rich life.

45. Strong determination to absorb the perfection of life; A passionate desire is for pleasure, but if you make your life miserable, you won't blame others. This is the essence of China people's contentment.

46. I thought I was as moral as others. I think if God loves me half as much as my mother loves me, he won't send me to hell. If people like me don't go to heaven, the world won't suffer.

He hates evil things. He doesn't care about those evil people, but he doesn't like them. Because hating others is his incompetence. Su Dongpo is not incompetent, so he never hates people.

48. Sincere friendship will never be particularly manifested. True good friends don't need to communicate with each other, because since they trust each other's friendship, no one needs to write anything. After a year of separation, we met again, and our friendship remained the same.

49. Everything has its owner. In the past 3,000 years, those Zhou bronzes had hundreds of owners. In this world, no one can possess an object forever. Now, I'm the host. Whose turn is it?

50. Anyone who is good at humor will be more humorous; And those who are good at appreciating humor, especially the inner silence, have a kind of inhuman taste. Different from vulgar jokes, the quieter the humor, the more silent it is.

5 1, so I was forced to regroup and defend the moon from being destroyed. Because I am afraid that once the Chinese nation loses its ability to appreciate the bright moon and enjoy the cool breeze, it will become even smaller, vulgar and mercenary.

52. The ideal philosopher can understand the charm of women without vulgarity, love life without excess, see the emptiness of worldly success and failure, and stand on the standpoint of transcending life and separating from life without hostility to life.

Su Dongpo knows that his brother's suggestion is very reasonable. If his temperament is as calm as Ziyou's, of course he is willing to accept it. But the problem is not how he feels, but how he feels, not a rational problem, but a perceptual problem.

There is nothing wrong with saying that he is hot, because his life is full of vitality. In a word, his temperament and life, like a dancing flame, can warm people's lives wherever they go, but it will also destroy things.

55. fidgety and dryness are harmful to the brain. Self-control, external evil can not invade. A world that is invulnerable to all evils is naturally a beautiful world that makes people optimistic and struggle. People who naturally live in such a world will have courage, struggle and patience.

People often have the idea that "prostitute" and "thief" are on the same page, but gold diggers among women can't be compared with bankers among men. I think this view is extremely wrong. Because thieves can sell correctly, while gold diggers have their hue.

Generally speaking, people who live a richer and more perfect life are those who have rich needs and desires, not those who are happy and indifferent to their surroundings. Tramps in the suburbs of London don't envy or envy the happiness by the fireside. He must not be an advanced animal.

58. If we have knowledge but can't understand, criticize but can't appreciate, have beauty but no love, have truth but no passion, have justice but no pity, be polite but not warm, what a poor world this world will become!

59. The purpose of education or culture is nothing more than to cultivate knowledge appreciation and good behavior. Educated people or ideal educated people are not necessarily learned people, but people who know their likes and dislikes. A person can know what he loves and hates, that is, he has tasted knowledge.

60. As we all know, the beauty of a woman lies in giving people a feeling that they can't find it anywhere. Ancient cities such as Paris and Vienna are intriguing because you don't know what will happen after living in an alley for ten years. So is the library.

6 1, the most important thing in literature and art is to know the taste. Dull is the most mellow, lovely and difficult. Why? There is only a slight difference between plain and superficial. If a writer's vitality is insufficient and his knowledge and thoughts are not enough to enrich it, it will be tasteless. Therefore, fresh fish and rotten fish can be braised in brown sauce, and fresh fish can be steamed separately, otherwise the taste in the mouth is sweet and evil.

62. Everyone has a sense of security, such as being taken care of when sick, comforted when worried, and served when tired. Marriage can satisfy this hope of mankind. After marriage, the couple can make goals together and realize their dreams through ideals, plans and struggles, which is endless fun.

63. The enjoyment of nature is not limited to art and pictures. The nature presented to us is complete, including all sounds/colors/spirits and atmosphere. People choose the spirit of nature as an artist to understand life and integrate it with their own spirit. This is the attitude of all China literati with knives.

64. Let me be friends with flowers and trees and make a blind date with the soil, and I will be satisfied. My soul crawls comfortably in the soil and feels very happy. When a person is intoxicated with this land, his heart seems to be relaxed, just like in heaven. In fact, his six-foot body, why not leave the soil inch by inch?

65. I have always believed that the purpose of life is to really enjoy life. We know that it is good to die and finally go out like candlelight. This makes us calm, but also a little worried; Quite a few people? It makes life poetic. But most importantly, although we know that life is limited, we are still determined to live wisely and honestly.

66. Turning a blind eye, he saw through everything around him and the futility of his efforts, but he still kept a full sense of reality and walked the road of life. He is rarely disillusioned, because he has no illusory expectations and is rarely disappointed, because he has never had excessive hopes. His spirit was thus liberated.

67. That's why I became such a person. The reason why I am like this is because I am close to mountains and rivers. This is also the tone of character. I want to enjoy my freedom and don't want others to interfere with me. It's like a mountain man standing next to the British crown prince and not knowing him. When he likes to talk, he speaks quickly. When he is not interested, he keeps silent.

68. In this world of life, his problem is not what to do for the purpose or how to achieve it, but how to cope with this life and how to spend the time given to him by these 50 or 60 years of talents. He should adjust his life and get the greatest happiness in life. This question is as practical as how to enjoy the weekend, not a metaphysical question.

But whatever the reason, the biggest reason is that they lack a sound attitude, which makes them unable to cater to the ideal of marriage. They are afraid of the responsibility of marriage and are unwilling to compromise; However, marriage, like partnership, must be coordinated, sacrifice oneself and seek the same interests, but it cannot bear the responsibilities brought by marriage.

70. I think Mrs. Su's wisdom comes from "a friendship between gentlemen is as light as water"-water has no irritating taste, but people will never get tired of it. Sincere friendship will never be particularly manifested. True good friends don't have to correspond, because since they trust each other's friendship, no one needs anything. After a year of separation, we met again, and our friendship remained the same.

7 1, I am an extremely modern person. No one can call me old-fashioned. I don't know how to follow the old calendar. I like to advocate a calendar of 13 months, with only 4 weeks or 28 days in each month. In other words, my point of view is scientific and logical. It is this pride in science that makes me disappointed in the new year. Everyone pretends to celebrate without any real feelings.

72. I want some good friends who are as familiar and kind as life itself. I don't need to be polite to them. They tell me about their experiences, marriages and other private affairs, friends who can make jokes by quoting some quotations from aristophanes, friends who have certain hobbies and clear views on people and things, friends who have their own beliefs and can respect me.

There are always two aspects in life: work and play, career and play, entertainment and entertainment, courtesy and love, formality and freedom, prudence and chic. The reason is that people's minds are always relaxed. If there are tides in the sea, rhythms in the sound, sunny days, cold days and summer, the moon is bright. The laws of the universe are based on this cyclical ups and downs, so life is full of curves.

74. Learning more in China is the time when there is less work in the world; When you have a wise compatriot, that is, the state affairs enter a dark and sweet country, the whole country snores until dawn, and the people all over the country are wise, but no one is stupid. Is it lucky for the country that the whole country does not eat heroes who suffer immediate losses, and there are no weak people who are willing to suffer losses? Is the country lucky?

75. Many things I have done in my life need God's forgiveness, but what I have not done is my virtue. I have never written an article praised by the authorities, I have never yelled at servants, I have never taken people's money for nothing, and there is no shortage of people who sing praises, but this society lacks powerful and unyielding people; There is no shortage of people who donate money everywhere, but people who have money and don't go whoring; There is no shortage of poor people, but poor and humble people.

76. China people's cleverness reached its zenith, and they turned to see the harm of cleverness, so they retired and saved fools and others. Because he is extremely clever, he sees through everything and knows that there is no difference between "doing" and "not doing". Instead of doing it, it is invalid. Why not support my life? Because of this, China's civilization has changed from dynamic to static, and it has become a civilization that emphasizes persistence, not progress, but harmony and concession.

77. There is a place in life where there is a person. In front of this person, you don't have to be ambitious, you don't have to have an image, you can expose weaknesses, and you can be the weakness of the whole body. This is a great liberation. With this liberation, people can regain their courage, put on costumes again, put on makeup again, put on airs again, go to the front desk to play the role they need to play, be a flesh-and-blood figure, and win secular praise.

78. Since then, many foreign readers have been like this, and only later did they know who he was. His works speak for himself. This book tells us more about who he is. The articles collected here may be the most suitable for Lin Yutang's talent. Of course, there is no doubt that he is a talented person. These articles represent the sharp-edged features of his thoughts, and they all reflect his talents.

79. An ideal person should be half famous and half unknown; Laziness brings hard work, laziness in hard work; Poverty is not too poor to pay rent, nor is wealth too rich to work at all; Antiques are also collected, but only enough to fill the mantelpiece at home; I also read books, but I don't work very hard; Have extensive knowledge, but don't be an expert; I believe this middle-class life is the most perfect ideal life that China people have found.

Because of all kinds of fake literature, I don't read other people's articles recently, but only look at their behavior. It seems unreasonable to confuse morality with articles in this way, but there are still differences. The quality of literary creation is the standard, but the theoretical literature depends on whether the person can speak and act. I despise Ruan Dacheng, but I can still like his swallows. This is equivalent to saying that my cook has committed adultery and his snacks may be delicious.

8 1. Itching is a great pleasure in life. Itching will make you feel indescribable comfortable, sometimes it's really cool, so cool that you can't help scratching. This is the best quality of humor. It shines like a spark of a star, but it is filled with refreshing smell everywhere, so that you can't hold your finger down and point out where it is. You just feel comfortable, but you don't know where and why, but you want the author to continue.

82. If a person reads with a sense of obligation, he will not understand the art of reading. This kind of reading with compulsory purpose is just like reading documents and reports before a senator gives a speech. This is not reading, but seeking business reports and news. Therefore, according to Huang Gu's words, reading for the purpose of cultivating the elegance of personal appearance and the charm of speech is the only commendable reading method. This elegant appearance obviously does not mean physical beauty.

83. In the south of Banzai Village, you can see the distant mountains in the distance, and they are hidden between clouds, rain or shine. Looking to the north, Jiaxi Mountain stands like a sawtooth, and the steep cliff hangs high, covering the sky. In winter, the wind whistles through the extremely narrow dog tooth valley, where people can almost see the Emperor of Heaven. Near the southeast, there is a cross ridge where my sister and brother are buried. I hope their graves are still intact today. I still remember that my second sister struggled to go to school as good as new today.

84. I still remember when I was a teenager, I often thought of things that others couldn't think of. Ask God if he is omnipresent at an early age. If he is, it must be "there are gods three feet above his head". Why thank God before eating? I came to a conclusion a long time ago, that is, although the food we eat may not be given by God, we should always thank the original giver, just as people should thank the emperor in peacetime in history.

85. Love is a wound that can never heal. When a woman loves others, she must feel that she has lost something, which is a part of her heart. So she looked for the lost part of her soul everywhere, because she knew that if she couldn't find it, she would be incomplete and unable to be quiet. Only when you are with your lover can you be as complete as ever; However, once a person's Mr. Right leaves, he loses the part he took away, and then he won't be calm again until he is reunited with his Mr. Right.

86. The highest ideal of China culture is always a person with a philosophical outlook on life based on his understanding of wisdom. This philosophy has produced a broad mind, which enables people to spend their lives in tolerant ridicule, escape fame and fortune, and finally make him accept everything that fate has given him. This philosophical attitude also gave him a sense of freedom, a wild hobby, and his arrogant and indifferent attitude. With this sense of freedom and indifferent attitude, one can enjoy the pleasure of life deeply and enthusiastically.

87. To tell you the truth, married life is not completely bathed in honey bath, and half of it is made of rice. Mary, your spine needs to stand up. You can't live on honey only one day. You should break your dreams as soon as possible, and the sooner you abandon the peach dreams of teenage girls, the more determined you will be to be a lively, lovely and amiable partner. Because romance will soon become a reality, mutual compliments between lovers will definitely become the life of a loving and respectful partner. Suppose you can't ask Brother Xing to treat you as a respectable and amiable woman, and don't dream that he will make you a peerless angel.

88. I think taste or hobby is the key to reading all books. This hobby, like the hobby of food, must be selective and personal. After all, eating what a person likes is the most hygienic way to eat, because he knows that eating these things must be smooth. Reading is the same as eating. "One person eats tonic, while others eat poison." Teachers can't force students to study according to their hobbies, and parents can't expect their children's hobbies to be the same as their own. If the reader is not interested in what he reads, then all the time is wasted.

89. At this time, green and gold are mixed, sadness and joy are mixed, and hope and memories are mixed. In our life, there was a time when the innocence of youth became a memory, and the echo of summer was still faintly audible in the air. Looking at life at this time, the problem is not how to develop, but how to really live; Not how to struggle, but how to enjoy the precious moments you have; Not how to waste energy, but how to store energy for the winter. At this time, I felt that I had reached a place, settled down and found what I longed for.

90. Married life is like crossing the sea. Neither of you has ever been a helmsman and won't have any sailing experience. This * *, although not necessarily a sea of suffering, is quite like an official's desire for the sea. Where there is pain and joy, there must be wind and rain. If you are still dreaming and just want smooth sailing, thinking that marriage is only sweet and not bitter, please break this dream quickly. But it's not your fault that you dream. The sailing experience of the world's old helmsman has been kept secret. You went to college, received higher education, and knew the common sense of astronomy and geography, but no one taught you the common sense of marriage.

9 1, I remember listening to his deep and sonorous voice, cadence with Beijing accent, and some timely and rhythmic laughter. If I can hear such pure Mandarin again, I am willing to die! If those bureaucrats also plunder the people, then their plunder is gentle and modest, and the whole process makes both the plunderer and the plundered feel gentle and elegant. Things are different now. Our current officials only eat all day long and have no intention. They are as rough as cattle, as clumsy as pigs, as brazen as people, and as dissolute as people. If we must be plundered, we should at least be plundered to make us happier.

92. When I was a child, I went to Xiexi and Gulangyu every year, which was unforgettable. At Xiexi, another river joins this one, and its surface widens. We changed to a formal boathouse until Zhangzhou, a big city in the county. When I arrived in Zhangzhou, my vision was suddenly broadened, the boat meandered forward, and the mountains on both sides were high or low. At that time or now, it was very different from Tongshan in North China. Trees are lush, green and full of fruits, and farmers and cattle are farming in the countryside. Fruit trees such as litchi, longan and bamboo Luan can be seen everywhere. The branches of the giant banyan tree spread out to shade the sun, just for people to enjoy the cool in the sun. In winter, oranges bloom and the mountains are scarlet.

93. Even if it is a book about real things, there is a difference between what you have seen or experienced with your own eyes and what you have read in the book, because what is described in the book often becomes a scene, and the reader becomes a person who looks on coldly. Therefore, the best reading materials are those that can lead us to this state of meditation, rather than those that only report the whole story. I think people spend a lot of time reading newspapers instead of books, because most newspaper readers only pay attention to events or their reports, and meditation is of no value at all.

94. The younger generation reads the classics aloud, while the older generation leans on the bed and listens to them. The cadence is crisp and pleasant, which the older generation thinks is a great pleasure in life. In this way, the father can correct his son's pronunciation mistakes, because beginners naturally have many difficulties in reading classics. Just as Ouyang Xiu and later Su Dongpo listened to their sons' reading by the bedside, now Su Xun also listened to the sweet reading sounds of his two sons by the bedside. His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, and his mood was probably like a hunter shooting the last arrow and missing the deer, as if to catch a new arrow and let his son shoot it again. The child's eyes and the bright voice convinced his father that they would successfully pursue fame, so his father regained hope.

95. My father is a hopeless optimist, keen and enthusiastic, imaginative and humorous. Among Presbyterian ministers, my father is famous for his extreme progress. When few boys in Xiamen heard of the existence of St. John's University, he had sent his children to Shanghai for English language education. Although my father is not strong, his forehead is high, his chin is well-proportioned and his beard is drooping. As far as I can remember, when I was ten years old, he was in his fifties. What impressed me most about him was his leisurely laughter when he was with friends or peers. He is very kind to our children, but he is a little strict with ordinary elderly parents.

96. Life is like a farce. Sometimes it is better to be a bystander, watching and laughing than to be a part of yourself. Just like a lucid dreamer, our observation of life is not to put on the color of fantasy in a night's dream, but to use a clearer vision. We tend to give up the unpredictable future while grasping a few certain things, and what we know can give us happiness. We often return to nature and regard nature as the source of truth, goodness, beauty and eternal happiness. Without progress and national strength, we are still living a leisurely life. We are satisfied with opening the porch window, listening to the singing of golden cicadas, the falling leaves in the breeze, loving the fragrance of hedge chrysanthemums and enjoying the high moon.

97. Probably everything ancient, sophisticated, smoked and exquisite makes me feel the same pleasure. For example, when a black earthenware pot stews pork with slow fire on the stove, the tone of Xu Yin in the pot makes me feel as interesting as watching people burning huge smoke. Or like a dictionary that has been used for 20 years, or a desk that has been used for half a century, or an old-fashioned signboard that has been blackened in the street, or the vigorous handwriting of all calligraphers, people have the same happiness. Life is like four years, and you must go through this mature period. If a woman develops well and meets Anshun, she will also have the charm of being old for a while in Xu Niang, which is beyond the reach of 28 beauties.

98. China's philosopher is a dreamer who turns a blind eye, a person who observes life with love and gentle ridicule, a person who mixes his cynicism with kindness and tolerance, and a person who sometimes wakes up from a dream and sleeps in the past, feeling more energetic in his dream than when he wakes up, so he puts his dream into a sober life. Turning a blind eye, he saw through everything around him and the futility of his efforts, but he still kept a full sense of reality and walked the road of life. He is rarely disillusioned, because he has no illusory expectations and is rarely disappointed, because he has never had excessive hopes. His spirit was thus liberated.

99. There are no couples in the world who have never quarreled. Suppose you don't even have this common sense, please don't get married yet, and come back after a few years. You don't know what marriage is. Marriage is to let two people with different personalities, genders and interests live two lives. Assuming no quarrel, it's not human at all. You should eat together, live together, sleep together, get up together and play together. No two people's habits, tastes, sexual desires, hobbies and interests are in harmony. Lovers are always easy to get along with and quarrel as soon as they get married. This is because in the era of pursuit, everyone respects everyone's freedom to eat, sleep and act, and they will interfere with each other after marriage.

100, this is because China people are always so kind, kind, lively and happy, so full of fun, so playful. Although the educated people in modern China are always bad-tempered, pessimistic and world-weary, and have lost all their values, most people still maintain a cordial, kind, lively and cheerful personality, and a few people still maintain their own interests and play. This is also natural, because interest comes from tradition. People are taught to appreciate beautiful things, not through books, but through social examples. Living in an aristocratic society, the spirit of people in the industrial age is ugly anyway, but what about the spirit of some people in China? They abandoned all the beautiful things in their social traditions and pursued western things crazily, but they didn't have western traditions themselves, and their spirit was even uglier.