To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time without coming to a conclusion is the defect.
Lu XunWhen a great man has become petrified, and everyone begins to proclaim his greatness, he has already turned into a puppet.
Lu XunI entreat fresh visions from the painters. Be lavish with your vermilion to portray the mountains in the spring.
Lu XunIf men refuse to be kindled, sparks can only burn themselves out, just as paper images and carriages burn out on the street during funerals.
Lu XunTrue fighters dare face the sorrows of humanity, and look unflinchingly at bloodshed. What sorrow and joy are theirs! But the Creator's common device for ordinary people is to let the passage of time wash away old traces leaving only pale-red bloodstains and a vague pain; and he lets men live on ignobly and amid these, to keep this quasi-human world going.
Lu Xun