Hu Shi's classic quotations:
Talking about this country
A dirty country, if everyone doesn't talk about rules and morality, will eventually become a normal country with human feelings, and morality will naturally return gradually; A clean country will eventually degenerate into a dirty country full of hypocrites, if everyone doesn't talk about morality and nobility according to the rules, and talks about moral norms every day when nothing happens.
In China, it is extremely difficult to be a conscientious intellectual, but it is not completely unpaid. History is a basin of Yellow River water. As long as there is enough time and people are willing to show enough patience, there will always be a clear day.
Obviously, this is a society of thieves and prostitutes, and we prefer to say that this is a country of sages and proprieties; It is clearly a society of corrupt officials, and we are determined to sing praises; It is a serious disease that is incurable, but we say that there is no disease at all! But I don't know: if you want to be good, you must first recognize the disease; If politics is good, we must first realize that the current politics is really bad; To improve society, we must first know that the present society is really a society of thieves and prostitutes.
If you want to see the civilization of a country, you only need to look at three things: first, see how they treat their children; Second, see how they treat women; Third, see how they use their leisure time.
Talk about life attitude
Bold assumptions, careful verification.
Tolerance is more important than freedom.
There is evidence that something is wrong, and there is evidence that it is okay.
In learning, we should doubt where we should doubt, and in dealing with people, we should not doubt where we should doubt.
If you have anything to say, just say it. Have something to say and what to say; Say what you said. Speak my own words, not others'. People in what era, say what era.
I have been scolded for ten years, and I never resent the person who scolded me. Sometimes they call names irrelevant, but I worry about them. Sometimes they scold too much, but it hurts the personality of the person who scolds. I replaced them with anxiety. If you scold me and benefit the person who scolds me, it means that I am indirectly good to him, and I naturally want to be scolded.
Life is meaningless. If you can give it meaning, it will make sense. Instead of thinking about the meaning of life all day, try to do something meaningful in this life.
Only by casting yourself into a tool can we hope to benefit society. Truth is the most beneficial person to me. Casting yourself into a free and independent personality will naturally be dissatisfied with the status quo and dare to tell the truth.
There are many ways to fall. To sum up, there are probably two categories: the first category is that students are easy to abandon their thirst for knowledge; The second is that it is easy to abandon the ideal life pursuit of students.
The meaning of insurance is only to prepare for tomorrow today; Be prepared to die if you are alive; Parents prepare for their children; When the child is young, prepare for the child to grow up; That's all. Today is preparing for tomorrow, which is really steady; It's magnanimous to be prepared to die while you are alive. Parents prepare for their children, which is true love. People who can do these three steps can be counted as modern people.
On individualism
True individualism refers to: first, independent thinking, refusing to treat other people's ears as ears, eyes as eyes, and brains as their own; Second, individuals should take full responsibility for the results of their own thoughts and beliefs, and are not afraid of authority, imprisonment or murder. They only know the truth, not personal interests.
Someone told you? Sacrifice personal freedom to fight for national freedom? But I want to tell you? Fighting for personal freedom means fighting for national freedom, and fighting for personal personality means fighting for social personality. A truly free and equal country was not built by a group of slaves.
On Education in China
Education in China can save the nation, but it can. China is not making no progress at all, but is too lazy. Three steps forward, two steps back, so it's still like this.
Study more problems and talk less about ism.