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–Mao Zedong, December 26, 1962 Snow weighs on winter clouds; white downflakes fly,Myriad blooms fade fast, now rare and shy.High heaven’s icy currents roll and roar,Yet earth breathes soft warm winds, hope’s gentle core.
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Confucius said, “Only when the year turns cold do we know that the pine and cypress are the last to shed their leaves.”
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A life of hardship, frustration and penury is a furnace and anvil upon which outstanding men are shaped.
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The true hero does not neglect small details; nor does he commit trickery even though he is hidden from men’s sight; nor does he slacken his efforts even when beset by seemingly insuperable difficulties.
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When you face trying circumstances, everything that you encounter has the effect of bitter medicinal herbs and the stone needles used in acupuncture. These needles and medicines serve to refine your character and conduct, although you do not realize it.
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If Heaven has not granted me enough happiness I keep increasing my store of virtue to supplement this small portion.
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If you are able to keep quiet in a noiseless place, that kind of quietness does not count for much; only the quietness that is obtained from hard work accords completely with man’s nature.