No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.A Trip to Anhwei, in With Love And Irony, p. 145, 1940
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Lin Yutang was a Chinese writer, translator, and inventor, born on October 10, 1895, in Wufeng, Hunan. He is best known for his works that bridge Eastern and Western philosophies, particularly "The Importance of Living" and "My Country and My People," which offer insights into Chinese culture and his views on life. Lin's literary contributions and his promotion of Chinese culture in the West made him a significant figure in 20th-century literature.
1895–1976·lived 80 years
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.A Trip to Anhwei, in With Love And Irony, p. 145, 1940