Lu Xun’s famous sayings
Lu Xun’s famous saying 1. Time is like water in a sponge. As long as you are willing to squeeze, there is always some time. 2. If you only read books, it will become a bookcase. 3. I seem to be a cow, eating grass and squeezing out milk. (Lu Xun said, Xu Guangping recorded in "Happy Memorial") 4. In fact, there is no road on the ground. When there are more people walking, it becomes a road. (Excerpted from "Hometown") 5. Wherever there is genius, I just spend the time that others drink coffee on working. 6. Only the soul of the people is valuable, and only when it is carried forward can China truly progress. 7. Calm, courageous, discerning and unselfish. 8. The harder it is, the harder you have to do it. Reform is never smooth sailing. 9. Our current top priorities are: first, survival, second, food and clothing, and third, development. 10. You must dare to face it, only then can you dare to dare to think, dare to speak, dare to do, and dare to act. 11. Those who were once prosperous should be restored, those who are still prosperous should maintain the status quo, and those who have never been prosperous should be reformed. This is generally the case, generally! 12. Human beings will never be lonely, because life is progressive and innate. 13. As long as it remains like this, it is a treasure. 14. Facts are ruthless things that can shatter empty words into pieces. 15. Lies written in ink can never conceal the facts written in blood. 16. In fact, pioneers can easily become stumbling blocks. 17. If you are greedy for stability, you will not have freedom. To be free, you have to go through some dangers. There are only two ways. 18. If you have to take care of everything, then nothing can be done. 19. Time is life. Wasting other people's time for no reason is actually tantamount to seeking money and killing people. 20. It is very bad to do something without perseverance, no matter how big or small. 21. If the dead are not buried in the hearts of the living, they are truly dead. 22. It is always easier to transform yourself than to forbid others. 23. As long as you can cultivate a flower, you might as well become a rotten grass. 24. When I am silent, I feel full; when I speak, I feel empty. 25. The life of the past is dead. I rejoice greatly in this death, for by this I know that it once lived. 26. The life of death has decayed. I rejoice greatly in this decay, for by this I know that it is not empty. 27. But I am calm and happy. I will laugh and I will sing. 28. I love my weeds, but I hate the ground decorated with weeds. 29. When I turn into dust, you will see my smile! 30. If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence. (In memory of Mr. Liu Hezhen) 31. Doubt is not a shortcoming. Always doubting, but never making a conclusion, this is the shortcoming. 32. Entanglement is like a poisonous snake, persistence is like an enemy ghost. It can be intense quickly, peacefully quickly, or even decadently quickly. 33. Huge buildings are always made of wood and stone. Why should we build this wood and stone? I do little bits and pieces from time to time, just for this. 34. I would rather fight the enemy openly than be plotted by my colleagues. 35. Expressing contempt for someone is not a complete contempt. But silence is the highest contempt--the highest contempt is silence without even turning your eyes. 36. Only revolutionaries, whether alive or dead, can bring happiness to everyone. 37. Everything needs to be studied before you can understand it. 38. If life is too comfortable, work will be burdened by life. 39. Making a person's limited life more effective is equivalent to extending a person's life. 40. I do dissect others from time to time, but more often than not I dissect myself ruthlessly. 41. Let’s go on the road of life. The future is long and dark. But don't be afraid, there is a way for those who are not afraid. 42. The most painful thing in life is waking up from a dream and having no way to go. 43. Treat others with humility and accept things with humility. 44. Freedom cannot be bought by money, but it can be sold for money. 45. Hope is attached to existence. When there is existence, there is hope, and when there is hope, there is light. 46. I feel sorry for his misfortune, but I am angry that he does not fight. 47. Tragedy destroys the valuable things in life for people to watch, and comedy tears apart the worthless things for people to watch. 48. A great mind should show this kind of spirit - greet tragic misfortune with a smile, and deal with all misfortunes with a hundredfold courage. 49. Dissatisfaction is an upward gear.
50. The result of reading only one person's works is not good: you will not get the advantages of many aspects. You must be like a bee and collect many flowers before you can make honey. If it bites in one place, the gain will be very limited and boring. ("To Yan Limin") 51. Although China invented gunpowder, it was only used to set off fireworks; the compass was also invented to read Feng Shui. 52. I have never believed that Zhaojun went out to Anhan and Mulan could protect the Sui Dynasty by joining the army; nor did I believe in those old sayings that Daji destroyed the Yin Dynasty, Xishi swamped Wu, and Yang Fei rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. I thought that in a patriarchal society, women would never have such great power, and men should bear all the responsibility for success and failure. However, male authors, who have always been male, usually blame women for their failure. They are really worthless men with no future. 53. China has always had few heroes who failed, few who resisted with tenacity, few warriors who dared to fight fiercely alone, and few who dared to caress and cry for traitors. When they saw a sign of victory, they gathered one after another, and when they saw a sign of defeat, they fled. The Europeans and Americans, whose fighting tools are more sophisticated than ours, and the Huns, Mongolians and Manchus, whose fighting tools may not be as sophisticated as ours, are all as if they are in an uninhabited land. The four words "falling apart" really describe it with self-awareness. 54. Even if it is difficult, you still have to do it; the harder it is, the more you have to do it. Reform is never smooth sailing, and the sneer’s approval comes only after seeing success... 55. We Chinese people always have to destroy things that are not our own, or things that we will no longer own, to be happy. 56. Before asking for the emergence of genius, we should first ask for the people who can make the genius grow. ——For example, if you want to have trees and beautiful flowers, you must have good soil. Without soil, there will be no flowers and trees. So soil is actually more important than flowers and trees. 57. Learning from others and understanding their mistakes is a wonderful way to enable people to reflect on themselves. 58. Friendship is the sincere treatment of two hearts, rather than the beating of one heart against another. 59. Games are the most legitimate behavior for children, and toys are children’s angels. 60. Parents should raise their children soundly, educate them to the best of their ability, and fully emancipate them. 61. A true warrior dares to face the bleak life and faces the dripping blood. What kind of mourners and happy ones are these? 62. While marching, there will always be people who retire from the army, some who are abandoned, some who become dejected, and some who rebel. However, as long as it does not hinder the progress, the team will become a pure and elite team later on. 63. Just say no, the important thing is to do it. 64. Empty talk, etc., will not achieve anything even after a short period of time. It will always be reflected in the mirror of facts and dragged away by its tail. 65. Killing "now" also kills "future". ----The future is the era of descendants. 66. Children need to be taught by others, and problems need to be treated by others, even if you are a teacher or doctor. But I'm afraid you have to make your own decisions on how to behave and deal with things. Many good remedies prescribed by others are often nothing more than waste paper. 67. Be critical of yourself and treat others with tolerance. 68. Great achievements are directly proportional to hard work. Every time you work, you will gain. Over time, from less to more, miracles can be created. 69. Nature is often designed for mediocre people. 70. Idioms are different from dead classics. Most of them are the essence of the present world. Picking them up will naturally make the words extra spirited. In other words, from the idioms, you can also draw out thoughts: Since it comes from the seeds of the world, it must also be opened. Flowers of the world. ——Excerpted from "Jiwaiji Supplements·lt;He Diangt;Inscription" on May 25, 1926. 71. Things in the world are probably the same. The prosperity or desolation of the place, the number of people, it doesn't matter much. ——Excerpted from "Letter to Xu Guangping" on October 23, 1926. 72. (No research, but) I am often forced to do things that are "not my strength" and "not what I like". However, you often have to do it, just like being under the stage, being squeezed in the middle and unable to retreat. Not only is it a loss to yourself, but the things you do cannot be done well. But when others see the refusal, they think it is polite and still insist on asking you to do it. . After playing "juggling" like this for a year or two, all that is left is slippery knowledge and expertise, and they are gradually abandoned by society and become "drug dregs", even though they have suffered and been invited to drink juice. Once it turns into dregs, everyone will trample on it, even those who drank the juice before. Not only will they trample on it, they will also sneer at it.
——Excerpted from "Letter to Xu Guangping" on December 16, 1926. 73. People often hate monks, nuns, Muslims, and Christians, but not Taoists. Those who understand this principle understand most of China. ——Excerpted from "The Collection·Miscellaneous Thoughts" on September 24, 1927 74. If a person has never encountered any misfortune in his life, no one will look at him differently, but if he has been in prison or on the battlefield, even if he is an extremely ordinary person People always look at them as special. ——Excerpted from "The Book of Two Places·Preface" on December 16, 1932. 75. Facts are often not as beautiful as words. ...Suppose that because the antiques are very old and unique, they are treasures and should be moved away as soon as possible. This certainly makes sense. But we don’t have two Peipings, and that place is older than all existing antiquities. ...As for the Shang and Zhou dynasties, this place did already exist. Why leave it alone and just move the antiquities? To be honest, it is not because of the "ancientness" of the antiquities, but because after losing Peiping, it can still be carried around and sold for copper coins at any time. ——Excerpted from "Pseudo Freedom Book·Chongshi" on January 31, 1933 76. ...Proverbs certainly seem to be the crystallization of the meaning of a nation in an era, but in fact, they are just the meaning of a part of people. Now let’s take the example of “Everyone sweeps the snow in front of his own door, and doesn’t care about the frost on other people’s tiles.” This is the motto of the oppressed. It teaches people to serve the public, pay taxes, give donations, and be law-abiding. , don't be unjust, especially don't meddle in other people's business; and the oppressor is not included. ——Excerpted from "Collection of Nanqiangbei Diao·Proverbs" on June 13, 1933. 77. Today's celebrities are different. They want to erase old scores and start a new life. Compared with ordinary people's methods, the speed is really different from that of postal mail and telegraph. If you are not afraid of being slow, just go abroad, build a temple, get sick, and travel in the mountains for a few days; if you want to be quick, hold a meeting, read a sutra, make a speech, make a declaration, or sleep all night. You can also write a poem; if you want to do it faster, just punch yourself in the mouth and shed a few tears, and you can still become a different person, which has nothing to do with the "previous me". General Jingtan suddenly transformed into a crucian carp, slithering between the thighs of the banshees. The author may have written it superbly, but from now on, it doesn't even have any novelty. If such a change still feels troublesome, then just roll your eyes and ask: "Is this my account?" If you still find it troublesome, then just roll your eyes and don't ask. However, what is popular now is probably The latter method. ——Excerpted from "Zhun Feng Yue Tan·Inspection of Old Accounts" on July 25, 1933. A Yuan's note: According to the famous novel "Journey to the West" about gods and demons, the "Jing Tan General" in the article was originally written as "Jing Tan Envoy", which means Zhu Bajie Xitian The title obtained after successfully learning the scriptures; crucian carp, originally "catfish". The things mentioned in the article can be seen in Chapter 72 of the book. 78. Even for merchants, the gold-lettered signboard of "No Second Price" inside the counter often complements the big banner of "Big Deal" outside the house, but there is always a reason: either to promote domestic products or to commemorate the opening. ——Excerpted from "Quasi Feng Yue Tan·The Discount of Big Words" on August 4, 1933. 79. Since the Republic of China, there have been many presidents and wealthy officials. After leaving office, they were all busy, either composing poems, watching plays, or Chanting the Buddha's name and eating endlessly seems to give evidence to the critics. ——Excerpted from "Quasi Feng Yue Tan: Also in Foreign Countries" on October 19, 1933. 80. In the past two years, almost all shameless and unscrupulous things have been done. The honorific titles of "Doctor" and "Scholar" have long become a bad name, and since then they have become notorious. The name "writer" will also be disliked by those who know little about self-love. Recently, I regret that I have not learned other trades and cannot change the drawings. Otherwise, even if I drive and sell rice, I will be cleaner than a writer. Because a driver and seller of rice are just a cart driver and a small businessman, and the term "writer" can include countless people. Evil deeds. ——Excerpted from "Letter to Yao Ke" on April 12, 1934 81. Suppose there is a person who spits on the roadside, squats down and watches, and soon there will be a crowd of people surrounding him; and suppose there is another person. , yelled for no reason, ran away, and everyone was sure to escape at the same time. I really don’t know where “what I heard came from and what I saw left”, yet he felt dissatisfied and scolded his inexplicable person as “fuck”! But the man who spits and screams is still a big shot after all. Of course, there are calm and practical people.
However, the names of great men and so on are respected or despised, mostly just as a substitute for spit. ——Excerpted from "Lace Literature: Thoughts and Actions" on May 14, 1934. 82. Chinese people do believe in fate, but there are ways to change this fate. The so-called "no way" is sometimes a way to think of another way - a way to divert fate. When you are convinced that this is "fate" and there is really "no way", that is when you have actually hit a wall or are about to perish. Destiny is not the Chinese people's guidance beforehand, but an effortless explanation afterwards. ——Excerpted from "Qiejieting Essays·Destiny" on October 23, 1934. 83. In the family of the victims, having a daughter is not as interesting as having a daughter, and committing suicide is not as interesting as falling into a prison; but Tie Xuan is a loyal minister after all. , whose daughter was permanently relegated to the church, and finally felt uneasy, so she was different from ordinary women, and was married to a scholar because of her poems. This is completely consistent with the formula for a young student to fall into trouble, go to jail and be beaten, and finally win the top prize. ——Excerpted from "Qie Jie Ting's Essays: Essays after the Illness - About "Shu Anger"" on December 23, 1934 (Appendix) 84. In Chinese society, there are really many people who "sell their old age". What’s so surprising about women who can thread needles? Once they’re over a hundred years old, they can hold conferences, show them to everyone, and donate money by the way. ——Excerpted from "Second Collection of Qie Jie Ting's Miscellaneous Essays·Six Essays on "Literaturemen Disrespecting Each Other" - Ermai" 85. Knowing the moral origin of customs, we should reform them, because the meaning is conveyed in the two poems, and... the order is entrusted to the giant spirit. , who are expelled from heaven and detested by human morality. They transcend ordinary emotions. They struggle with heaven and earth because of illness and evil. If they see people living in ordinary emotions, they will despise them. ——Excerpted from "Grave Moro's Poetic Power" 7 86. Morality must be universal, everyone should do it, everyone can do it, and it will benefit both ourselves and others, so that it has the value of existence. ——Excerpted from "Grave·My Festival of Lieguan" 87. We can scream like an oriole or an oriole; an owl can scream like an owl. We don’t need to imitate the voice of those who just stepped out of their private nests and said, “China’s morality comes first.” ——Excerpted from "Refeng·Impressions·Forty" Only at this level can the Chinese people's imagination make such a leap. ——Excerpted from "Jiji·Xiaozaishan" on September 24, 1927. 89. Generally speaking, the so-called examination editing is mostly a means. It is probably because there are too many recommendations and cannot be dealt with, so they just pretend to be a facade and show off their talents. He was selected by the public so as not to offend the recommender, but in fact it had been secretly decided that the other candidates would just perform a trick with him. ——Excerpted from "Hua Gai Ji: After "Hitting the Wall"" on May 21, 1925. Note: The above sources are all excerpted from the book "The Heart of Mr. Lu Xun" compiled by Mr. A Yuan (ie Chen Zhongyuan) (People's Publishing House July 2011 edition) [1] Verse 1. With cold eyebrows and cold fingers, I bow my head and become a ox. (Lu Xun's "Self-mockery") 2. I wish you could not see the cold star in Tsuen, but I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood. (Lu Xun's "Self-titled Portrait") 3. Lian Guangyu has a vast mind and listens to thunder in a silent place. (Lu Xun·"Unnamed") 4. The blood-fertile Central Plains is full of fertile grass, and the frozen earth is blooming with spring blossoms. (Lu Xun, "Untitled") 5. I can't bear to watch my friends become new ghosts, and look for poems in the sword bush angrily. 6. A ruthless person may not be a true hero, and a pity for a son is not a husband. (Lu Xun, "Reply to the Guest") 7. The brothers are here to survive all the calamities, and when we meet, we can forget all the grudges with a smile. (Lu Xun's "Inscription on Sanyi Pagoda") 8. There is no pride like the old days, when flowers bloom and fall. (Lu Xun·"Mourn for Yang Quan")