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“When a great man has become petrified, and everyone begins to proclaim his greatness, he has already turned into a puppet.”

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Lu Xun (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936), originally named Zhou Shuren, was one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. His works deeply revealed the darkness of the feudal society and the sufferings of the people, and had a profound impact on the world. more

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Ifs Thinking Firsts Believe Seems Wish Dark Darkness Ought Tomorrow Future Waste My Time Radiant Wasting My Time Radiant Beauty

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“When the Chinese suspect someone of being a potential troublemaker, they always resort to one of two methods: they crush him, or they hoist him on a pedestal.”

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“Where are now the warriors of the world of the spirit? Where are those who raise their voices for truth, who lead us to goodness, beauty, strength and health? Where are those who utter heartwarming words, who will lead us out of the wilderness? Our homes are gone and the nation is destroyed, yet we have no Jeremiah crying out his last sad song to the world and to posterity.”

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“It is in the nature of things that some people should be unlucky enough to get their heads chopped off.”

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“Women have a mother-nature and a daughter-nature; there are no women with a wife-nature. The quality of wife is an acquired character; it is a combination of mother and daughter.”

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“If we want to work out a policy for the present, we must examine the past and prepare for the future, discard the material and elevate the spirit, rely on the individual and exclude the mass.”

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“Whoever thinks he is objective must already be half drunk.”

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“As long as there shall be stones, the seeds of fire will not die.”

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“Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think. It is eminently down to earth, involving many humble, tiresome tasks, not so romantic as the poets think... . So it is easy for all who have romantic dreams about revolution to become disillusioned on closer acquaintance, when a revolution is actually carried out.”

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“When you talk with famous scholars, the best thing is to pretend that occasionally you do not quite understand them. If you understand too little, you will be despised; if you understand too much, you will be disliked; if you just fail occasionally to understand them, you will suit each other very well.”

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