• Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Lin Yutang was Chinese and died in the 70’s - why is this (very awesome) quote being paired with what appears to be a 12th Century Samurai? Or am I misjudging this picture?

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      1 month ago

      he didn’t say it anyway, the quote is a paraphrasing from Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor.

      Little men in lofty places, who throw long shadows, because our sun is setting.