The ability to forget the past enables people to free themselves gradually from the pain they once suffered; but it also often makes them repeat the mistakes of their predecessors. Lu Xun More Quotes by Lu Xun More Quotes From Lu Xun 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. Lu Xun hero home song All who have read a few old books have picked up the old tactics of considering every new idea a 'heresy' which must be rooted out. Lu Xun tactics book ideas I entreat fresh visions from the painters. Be lavish with your vermilion to portray the mountains in the spring. Lu Xun mountain vision spring I could not blot out hope, for hope belongs to the future. Lu Xun existential But anyone who thinks themselves genuinely unbiased is bound to be taken in. Lu Xun unbiased taken thinking It is in the nature of things that some people should be unlucky enough to get their heads chopped off. Lu Xun luck enough people 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. Lu Xun suits too-much littles Creation, even when it is a mere outpouring from the heart, wishes to find a public. By definition, creation is sociable. Yet it can be satisfied with merely one single reader: an old friend, a lover. Lu Xun old-friends wish heart I naturally believe there will be a future, but I do not waste my time imagining its radiant beauty. ... It seems to me that we ought to think first about the present. Even if the present is desperately dark, I do not wish to leave it. Will tomorrow be free from darkness? We'll talk about that tomorrow. Lu Xun future dark believe To protect myself from the rear, I have to stand slantwise. Lu Xun protect As long as there shall be stones, the seeds of fire will not die. Lu Xun fire stones long Why should young people look for guides who hang out gided placards to advertise themselves? They would do better to look for friends, unite with them, and advance together towards some quarter where it seems possible to survive. Lu Xun together people looks 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. Lu Xun crush greatness two Men who have not known the horror of death are not likely to be awed by it. Lu Xun existential horror men The most important thing... was to change their spirit; and since at that time I felt that literature was the best means to this end, I decided to promote literary movement. Lu Xun movement important mean The world is changing from day to day; it is high time for our writers to take off their masks, look frankly, keenly, and boldly at life, and write about real flesh and blood. It is high time for a brand-new arena for literature, high time for some bold fighters to charge headlong into battle! Lu Xun real writing blood 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. Lu Xun humble dream thinking Despair is as hollow and deceptive as hope! Lu Xun hollow deceptive despair A woman has so many parts to her body, life is very hard indeed. Lu Xun hard body life-is Hope is like a path in the countryside. Lu Xun countryside path
