Famous quotes from Journey to the West include:
1. The only way to overcome all problems is through drinking.
The words come from the sixth chapter of "Journey to the West". To destroy: to eliminate, to remove, to make nothing. All the sorrows and misfortunes in the world are relieved by wine.
2. A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.
The words come from the 45th chapter of "Journey to the West". Local snake: a metaphor for local villains and ruffians. It means that powerful people from outside don’t dare to mess with local bullies. It also generally refers to the fact that no matter how powerful outsiders are, they cannot defeat the powerful local people.
3. There were two birds, a male and a female, flying together in the same place, but they were suddenly scattered by the storm.
Yu Chu Ming·Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West". There were two birds, a male and a female, originally flying together in the same place. Suddenly, they encountered a violent storm and they panicked and fled.
4. A big tree attracts the wind and shakes the tree, and a person's reputation makes him lose his life.
The words come from the thirty-third chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. A tree that is too tall can easily be shaken by the wind, and a person's reputation that is too high can easily lead to slander.
5. It is easy to start but difficult to end.
The words come from the ninety-sixth chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. Tip: the end. It is a metaphor that things are easy at the beginning but difficult at the end.
6. Skillful people work hard, but clumsy people have less time.
The words come from the 46th chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. Smart and capable people tend to work more, while stupid people tend to be free and at ease.
7. Riding on a donkey, mule and thinking about a horse, looking at the princes and princes in the official position.
The words come from the first chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. It is a metaphor that human desires have no limit.
8. Doing good deeds for a thousand days will not be enough; doing evil for one day will make you more than enough.
The words come from the 28th chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. It is a metaphor that there is no limit to doing good deeds, and there is no end to doing bad deeds even if they are few. Words that encourage people to do good and forbid evil.
9. A friend’s wife cannot be deceived; a friend’s concubine cannot be destroyed.
The words come from the sixth chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. It means not to bully or occupy a friend's wife or concubines.
10. Breaking up a marriage is like killing your father.
The words come from the 19th chapter of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty. The hatred that destroys someone else's marriage is as great as the hatred that kills someone else's father.