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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man."
"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard."
"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength."
"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
"Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious."
"There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited."
"We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view."
"We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes."
"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."
"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."
"The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West."
"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men."
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."
"For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine what I write in the future will follow in that vein. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction."
"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river."
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
"Somebody who was born in this country who visited China would later face difficulty getting back in to the USA. We have to keep in mind that the struggles of the Chinese against these exclusion laws really laid down the foundations of civil rights law."
"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand."
"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."
"To lead the people walk behind them."
"People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life."
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