Lin Yutang Quotes

I just want to be more regular.

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.

It's amazing how good getting up and moving makes you feel.

To be honest, bread constipates me, and I like to have my daily bowel movement.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

I don''t wanna be rich, just live good.

If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.

There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.

He knew that there was a difference between something that makes you happy and something that doesn’t make you unhappy. The trick was convincing yourself these were one and the same.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy. We live in hope, which means looking forward to something good. And there are increasing scientific findings that both our physical and mental well-being depend on our peace of mind.

Quite literally, your gut is the epicenter of your mental and physical health. If you want better immunity, efficient digestion, improved clarity and balance, focus on rebuilding your gut health

I'm just happy as a lark having a good health. People say are you thinking about retiring, I don't have time to think about retiring.

I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.

It is not great, but little good-haps that make up happiness.

What man is happy? He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind, and a docile nature.

An adequate share of humor and laughter represents an essential part of the diet of the healthy person.

All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience.

Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.

A person who doesn't breathe deeply reduces the life of his body. If he doesn't move freely, he restricts the life of his body. If he doesn't feel fully, he narrows the life of his body. And if his self-expression is constricted, he limits the life of his body.

Walk and be Happy, Walk and be Healthy.

I'm healthier in California, probably a little happier, maybe.

Oh, hell, I can’t go on a spiritual journey—I'm constipated.

If you're worried about putting food on the table or putting a roof over your head, that stress is definitely will contribute to unhappiness, but once you have your basic needs met then incremental money.

A picnic may well be a metaphor for life. The essentials for happiness are the right company, moderate if sanguine expectations and a reasonable standard of physical sustenance and comfort, the whole being bedeviled by the belief that there is always something better to be had if only one presses on.

You've always lived here, right?" Sarah asked. "Except for the years I went to college." "Didn't you ever want to move away? To experience something new?" "Like bistros?" She nudged him playfully with her elbow. "No, not just that. Cities have a vibrancy, a sense of excitement that you can't find in a small town." "I don't doubt it. But to be honest, I've never been interested in things like that. I don't need those things to make me happy. A nice quiet place to unwind at the end of the day, beautiful views, a few good friends. What else is there?