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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."
"Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious."
"There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited."
"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."
"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."
"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."
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."
"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."
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."
"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."
"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength."
"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."
"People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life."
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
"The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
"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."
"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river."
"We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes."
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."
"To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty."
"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."
"I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult."
"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."
"I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan."
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