Famous quotes from "Gulliver's Travels"

1 Blindness can make you more courageous, because you can't see any danger.

Comments: Although blindness can make people more courageous, it is a sign of cowardice. Not being able to see the danger does not mean that you are not close to the danger, so this is a kind of self-deception. We should face danger bravely and fight against it.

2 In terms of appointing talents, they pay more attention to good moral character rather than outstanding talents.

Comments: You can tell what kind of person a person is from his moral character. The people of Lilliput select talents based on this standard. In their view, if a person has excellent talents but not excellent moral character, then this person is not a talent.

3 If a person has no virtue, they believe that no matter how high his talent is, it will be difficult to achieve, and no matter can be handed over to such a talented but ungrateful guy.

Comments: Talent is not the most important thing. No matter how talented you are, if you have distracting thoughts, you will definitely not be able to serve your country loyally. The Lilliputians believed that the country could not be ruined by those who only had talent but no loyalty.

4 Regardless of my nature or destiny, I have decided to work hard all my life.

Comments: The protagonist Gulliver does not hope that he will achieve much, he only hopes that he can be free to do what he is interested in. As long as he can do this, it doesn't matter even if he works hard all his life.

5 If a person with good moral character makes a mistake out of ignorance, it will not have a great impact on social interests like those who are deliberately corrupt. It is precisely because of their great ability and high means that they can Doubling down on personal gain and fraud, and at the same time cleverly concealing his corruption.

Comment: The reason why they select people with good conduct is because they believe that such people do not have the intention to harm the country like those who are corrupt. It can also be seen from this sentence that they value social interests and hate people who have a great impact on social interests.