Lu Xun

“The first man to compare a woman to a flower was a genius; the second, an idiot.”

“Hope is like a path in the countryside. Originally, there is nothing, but as people walk this way again and again, a path appears.”

“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”

“Despair is just as hollow as hope.”

“What is a path? It is a path made by walking.”

“When I am silent, I feel replete. When I open my mouth, I feel empty.”

“Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers. Head-bowed, I am willing to serve as an ox for the children.”

“If we want to work, we must first sharpen our tools.”

“A drop of water can only be saved from drying up by being placed in the sea.”

“Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think.”

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

“Truly, the way of life is to dare to look directly at the blood-stained reality.”

“The future is not something to be waited for, but something to be achieved.”

“Sincerity does not only mean telling the truth. It also means acting on it.”

“The so-called happiness is just a moment of respite from pain.”

“Hope is like a path in the countryside. Originally, there is nothing, but as people walk this way again and again, a path appears.”

“Lies written in ink can never disguise facts written in blood.”

“Despair is just as hollow as hope.”

“What is a road? It is a path that has been trampled out of a place where there was no path.”

“True fighters dare to face the grim reality of life.”