Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.
A solemn funeral is inconceivable to the Chinese mind.
Why should man bother himself so much about salvation, unless he has a feeling of being doomed?
If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.
An educated man is one who has the loves and hatreds together.
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.