One can learn such a lot and enjoy such a lot in seventy years, and three generations is a long, long time to see human follies and acquire human wisdom. Anyone who is wise and has lived long enough to witness the changes of fashion and morals and politics through the rise and fall of three generations should be perfectly satisfied to rise from his seat and go away saying, 'It was a good show,' when the curtain falls. --Lin Yutang

Human Follies and Human Wisdom

Human Follies and Human Wisdom

Dec 13, 2004-- (1351 reads)


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