The only part of Christian ...

The only part of Christian teachings which will be truly accepted by the Chinese people is Christ\'s injunction to be \
The only part of Christian teachings which will be truly accepted by the Chinese people is Christ's injunction to be "harmless as doves" but "wise as serpents.
 Lin Yutang

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Quotes from the same author

I have done my best: that is about all the philosophy of living one needs.
 Lin Yutang
Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother
 Lin Yutang
I feel, like all modern Americans, no consciousness of sin and simply do not believe in it. All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell. That is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth.
 Lin Yutang
Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.
 Lin Yutang
All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell.
 Lin Yutang