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.
In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.
Reading books in one's youth is like looking at the moon through a crevice; reading books in middle age is like looking at the moon in one's courtyard; and reading books in old age is like looking at the moon on an open terrace.
If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.
The moment a student gives up his right of personal judgment, he is in for accepting all the humbugs of life
Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called Conservatism) Dreams - Humor = Fanaticism Dreams + Humor = Fantasy Reality + Dreams + Humor = Wisdom
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in bed, "like a corpse", but always curled up on one side. I believe one of the greatest pleasures of life is to curl up one's leg...
Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.
There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.
