"This is a personal testimony, a testimony of my own experience of thought and life. It is not intended to be objective and makes no claim to establish eternal truths. In fact I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing. I should have liked to call it "A Lyrical Philosophy," using the word "lyrical" in the sense of being a highly personal and individual outlook..."
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Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang (Traditional Chinese: æž—èªžå ‚; Simplified Chinese: æž—è¯å ‚; pinyin: LÃn YÇ”táng) (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese writer and translator.
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