Lu Xun's 10 Sentences: Each One a Timeless Saying

01

Wild beasts always travel alone, while cattle travel in herds.

This mainly reflects that unique and capable people always prefer to travel alone because their minds are more open-minded, while ordinary people are short-sighted and like to gather together, with low originality.

02

Surely so?

You will know the meaning of this sentence if you have read Lu Xun's famous 'Diary of a Madman'. It is mainly a complaint in a backward and conservative era, unwilling to remain conservative and innovative.

03

Walk your own road, let others say whatever they will.

Many people once regarded this sentence as their motto to warn themselves not to fear the eyes of others, and to bravely do what they want to do and insist on the path they want to take.

04

It's better to explode in silence than to die in silence.

This sentence has inspired many people to bravely attack unfairness.

Especially in Lu Xun's time, people were unwilling to stand up and resist when others were bullied or abused, and they must bravely stand up to traditional and authoritative power.

05

Pity their misfortune, condemn their lack of courage.

Teachers and parents expected us to study hard and become outstanding people, but we failed to do so, resulting in a difficult life. However, at the time, Lu Xun said that at the time, China was suffering from invasion.

The Chinese people were often abused and bullied by the enemy, but they were already numb and did not resist, allowing the enemy to bully them, which was both pitiful and considered to be lacking in courage.

06

The human wants to become a god, sitting on the ground to go to heaven.

This mainly satirizes people with excessive desires. Some people think they should get everything they deserve, but they are still dissatisfied and want more things that do not belong to them, and they will ultimately be destroyed because of their desires.

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During class, our teacher repeated this sentence many times, meaning that time is very precious and should not be wasted because of oneself.

08

I admire only this point, that is, this thing actually has the courage to publish.

Some celebrities in the entertainment industry today are representative of this sentence, not knowing how to train their acting skills but relying solely on their appearance and fans to gain attention, with weak strength.

09

Like a chef cooking, some people criticize his bad dishes.

Many people use their own success to judge others, but they don't have the knowledge to do so, it's just a subjective evaluation.

10

If you don't respect children when they are young, they won't respect you when they grow up.

Many parents make this mistake, tolerating their children's mistakes when they were young and failing to correct their mistakes, so they easily make their children make even bigger mistakes when they grow up.