Lu Xun’s speeches and articles are famous for their pungent satire and straightforward curses, all of which aimed at the dark old China. Here are some classic quotes collected from Baidu web pages.

1. With a cold eyebrow and a thousand fingers, he bows his head and is willing to be a Ruzi Niu. (Lu Xun·Self-mockery)

2. I wish the cold star Tsuen could not notice, but I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood. (Lu Xun·Self-titled Portrait)

3. Lian Guangyu has a vast mind and listens to the thunder in a silent place. (Lu Xun·Untitled)

4. The blood-fertile Central Plains is full of fertile grass, and the frozen earth is blooming with spring blossoms. (Lu Xun·Untitled)

5. I can’t bear to watch my friends become new ghosts, and look for poems in the sword bush angrily. (Lu Xun.)

6. A ruthless person may not be a true hero. How can one pity his son but not his husband? (Lu Xun)

7. The brothers are here to survive all the catastrophes, and when they meet, they smile and forget their grudges. (Lu Xun inscribed Sanyi Pagoda)

8. There is no pride like the old days, when flowers bloom and fall. (Lu Xun·Mourning Yang Quan)

9. The historian’s swan song is the unrhymed “Li Sao”. (Lu Xun commented on "Historical Records")

Remarks

1. Time is like water in a sponge. As long as you are willing to squeeze, there is always some. (Lu Xun)

2. If you only read books, it will become a bookcase. (Lu Xun)

3. I am like a cow. What I eat is grass and what I squeeze out is milk and blood. (Lu Xun)

4. I hope that Chinese young people will get rid of the air conditioning and just move up, without having to listen to the words of those who give up on themselves. (Lu Xun)

5. In fact, there is no road on the ground. When there are more people walking, it becomes a road. (Lu Xun)

6. Wherever there is genius, I spend all the time others drink coffee on working. (Lu Xun)

7. Only the soul of the people is valuable. Only when it is carried forward can China make real progress. (Lu Xun)

8. Calm, courageous, discerning and unselfish. (Lu Xun)

9. The harder it is, the harder it is to do it. Reform is never smooth sailing. (Lu Xun)

10. Our immediate priorities are: first, survival, second, food and clothing, and third, development. (Lu Xun)

11. You must dare to face it, only then can you dare to think, speak, do and act. (Lu Xun)

12. Those who were once prosperous should restore their status quo, those who are still prosperous should maintain the status quo, and those who have never been prosperous should be reformed. This is probably the case, probably! (Lu Xun)

13. Human beings will never be lonely, thinking that life is progressive and innate. (Lu Xun)

14. As long as it has always been like this, it is a treasure... (Lu Xun)

15. Facts are ruthless things that can smash empty words to pieces. (Lu Xun)

16. Lies written in ink can never conceal the facts written in blood. (Lu Xun)

17. In fact, pioneers can easily become stumbling blocks. (Lu Xun)

18. If you are greedy for stability, you will not have freedom. To be free, you have to go through some dangers. There are only two ways. (Lu Xun)

19. If you have to take care of everything, then nothing can be done. (Lu Xun)

20. Time is life. Wasting other people's time for no reason is actually tantamount to murdering people. (Lu Xun)

21. It is very bad to do something without perseverance, no matter how big or small. (Lu Xun)

22. If the dead are not buried in the hearts of the living, they are really dead. (Lu Xun)

23. It is always more difficult to transform oneself than to forbid others. (Lu Xun)

24. As long as you can cultivate a flower, you might as well become a rotten grass. (Lu Xun)

25. When I am silent, I feel fulfilled; when I speak, I feel empty at the same time. (Lu Xun)

26. The past life is dead. I rejoice greatly in this death, for by this I know that it once lived. (Lu Xun)

27. The life of death has decayed. I rejoice greatly in this decay, for by this I know that it is not empty. (Lu Xun)

28. But I am calm and happy. I will laugh and I will sing. (Lu Xun)

29. I love my weeds, but I hate the ground decorated with weeds.

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30. When I become a mortal, you will see my smile! (Lu Xun)

31. If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence. (Lu Xun)

32. Doubt is not a shortcoming. Always doubting, but never making a conclusion, this is the shortcoming. (Lu Xun)

33. Entanglement is like a poisonous snake, persistence is like an innocent ghost. It can be intense quickly, peacefully quickly, or even decadently quickly. (Lu Xun)

34. Huge buildings are always made of wood and stone. Why should we build this wood and stone? I do little bits and pieces from time to time, just for this. (Lu Xun)

35. I would rather fight the enemy openly than be plotted by my colleagues. (Lu Xun)

36. As the famous saying goes, contempt for someone is not complete contempt. But silence is the highest contempt - the highest contempt is silence without even turning your eyes. (Lu Xun)

37. Only when Kong Yiji comes can you laugh a few times. (Lu Xun)

38. Only revolutionaries, whether alive or dead, can bring happiness to everyone. (Lu Xun)

39. Everything needs to be studied before you can understand it. (Lu Xun)

40. If life is too comfortable, work will be burdened by life. (Lu Xun)

41. Making a person's limited life more effective is equivalent to extending a person's life. (Lu Xun)

42. I do dissect others from time to time, but more often I dissect myself ruthlessly. (Lu Xun)

43. Let’s go on the road of life. The future is long and dark. But don't be afraid, there is a way for those who are not afraid. (Lu Xun)

44. The most painful thing in life is waking up from a dream and having no way to go. (Lu Xun)

45. Treat others with humility and accept things with humility. (Lu Xun)

46. Freedom cannot be bought by money, but it can be sold for money. (Lu Xun)

47. Hope is attached to existence. When there is existence, there is hope, and when there is hope, there is light. (Lu Xun)

48. Sad for his misfortune, angry for his inability to fight (Lu Xun)