“Death fixes forever the relation existing between the departed spirit and the survivors upon earth.” EarthSpiritForeverRelationSurvivorDeparted Book:Memoirs of John Quincy Adams: Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848 Source: Memoirs of John Quincy Adams: Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848
“Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes through phases but its basic characteristics remain the same. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break.” PeopleEarthBreakWindCivilizationChinaChineseCharacteristicsCivilizedYieldSurvivorPhasesRelentless Author:Pearl S. Buck