"Dream of the Red Chamber" Quotes
A wealthy family's decline is chronicled in this classic Chinese novel about love, power, and tragedy.
classics | 352 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
One would rather be a dog in peace than a man in turmoil.
The world is a chessboard, and all the people are the pieces.
To be able to bear provocation is an extension of one's patience.
The cause of all the trouble was that people refused to listen to reason.
People who are truly of the same class are very few and very far between.
The unchanging principle underlying the changes of the world is that of the balance of the universe.
Only when one has suffered can one understand the suffering of others.
It is not that I'm not happy, but that my happiness is different from others'
The world is a sea of bitterness, but there is also the warmth of love.
The only way to escape the world's troubles is to stay away from them.
