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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"The grass must bend when the wind blows across it."
"I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan."
"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me."
"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."
"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."
"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."
"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger."
"The gentleman does not promote people merely on the basis of their words, nor does he reject words merely because of the person who uttered them."
"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good."
"A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace."
"Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own."
"Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse."
"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."
"In the spring and summer of 1989, a serious political disturbance took place in China."
"I believe that this is not only the view of the people on both sides of the Strait. It is also the common expectation of the US, Japan and the international community."
"Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie."
"I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men."
"When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce."
"I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I was studying to be a high school English teacher. In my university, I was elected student chairman and later became chairman of the city's Students Federation."
"What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?"
"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness."
"The more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers."
"How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them."
"Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure."
"Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it."
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