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Lu Xun's classic quotes

    1. Silence is the highest form of contempt.   2. The brave, in their anger, draw their swords against the stronger; the cowardly, in their anger, draw their swords against the weaker.   —From *Hua Gai Ji: Miscellaneous Thoughts*   3. Friendship is two hearts sincerely treating each other, not one heart pounding on another.   4. Just because it has always been this way, does that make it right?   —From *Diary of a Madman*   5. To seek comfort is to have no freedom; to seek freedom is to face danger. There are only these two paths.   —Lu Xun, *Selected Essays of Lu Xun*   6. A great heart should display this spirit—to greet tragic misfortune with a smile, and to face all adversity with tenfold courage.   7. Tragedy destroys what is valuable in life for people to see; comedy tears apart what is worthless for people to see.   —Lu Xun   8. Speak the truth in an age when everyone tells lies; possess a fulfilling heart in an age when everyone is numb.   —Lu Xun   9. My heart is vast a...