一切反动派都是纸老虎。看起来反动派的样子是可怕的，但是实际上并没有什么了不起的力量。从长远的观点看问题，真正强大的力量不是属于反动派，而是属于人民。
All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.
More quotes can be found in Quotations from Chairman Mao. This book inspired people from the US to Nepal and all around the world.
Famous Chairman Mao Quotations
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Posted 19 July 2004 - 04:22 AM
Is this the quote from Mao's book 毛语录? Is there any online link to his book?
Personally, I quite like reading Mao's poem.
Personally, I quite like reading Mao's poem.
"夫君子之行：靜以修身，儉以養德；非淡泊無以明志，非寧靜無以致遠。" - 諸葛亮
One should seek serenity to cultivate the body, thriftiness to cultivate the morals. If you are not simple and frugal, your ambition will not sparkle. If you are not calm and cool, you will not reach far. - Zhugeliang
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Posted 19 July 2004 - 09:28 PM
"Qin Shihuangdi did not amount to much. He buried only 460 scholars. We buried 46,000 of them". -Mao Zedong (1958)
"I am absolutely no good at construction and do not understand industrial planning" -Mao Zedong (July 1959)
Refer: "The Heart of the Dragon" Alasdair Clayre 1984
"I am absolutely no good at construction and do not understand industrial planning" -Mao Zedong (July 1959)
Refer: "The Heart of the Dragon" Alasdair Clayre 1984
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Posted 21 July 2004 - 09:28 AM
I loved that poem of his, where he mensioned all the great rulers once ruled China and how he was the greatest of all. I can only remember the first phrase: 江山如此多骄...
Any one knows the full poem?
Any one knows the full poem?
Human is evil by nature - Xun Zi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
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Posted 21 July 2004 - 02:00 PM
"how he was the greatest of all."
He wasn't describing himself, he was describing the communist regime.
He wasn't describing himself, he was describing the communist regime.
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Posted 22 July 2004 - 11:23 AM
It's a poem, who knows the real meaning of it, except for the writer, of course. I interpret it as he was describing himself, because the former part pf the poem described individual rulers, so there is logical that the last phrase he was also describing a individual ruler who was himself.He wasn't describing himself, he was describing the communist regime.
Human is evil by nature - Xun Zi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
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Posted 23 July 2004 - 02:36 AM
"If you have to fart, let it out!" (i.e. if you have a complaint about me, make it and don't keep it inside)
Classic Mao ;)
Classic Mao ;)
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 07:48 AM
tmwang16, those are nice quotations, I liked it. Thanks for posting.
Human is evil by nature - Xun Zi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
Therefor, its existence is a crime, and the punishment is death - thirdgumi
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 11:01 PM
雪
北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。
望长城内外，惟馀莽莽；大河上下，顿失滔滔。
山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，欲与天公试比高。
须晴日，看红妆素裹，分外妖娆。
江山如此多娇，
引无数英雄竞折腰。
惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。
一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。
俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
That was his poem about the leaders, written in 1936.
Kongmun: Very intresting quotes. Verdict: Western attempts to demonize Mao.
A google search with the Qin quote only came up with one source, uglychinese.com. Very credible.
Nothing came up with the construction one.
You would think more anti-Mao Zedong sources would be exploiting this.
tmwang: Western quote databases tend to pick and choose quotes that make "enemies" seem more brutal. It's interesting though.
Quotations from Chairman Mao:
http://art-bin.com/art/omaotoc.html
北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。
望长城内外，惟馀莽莽；大河上下，顿失滔滔。
山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，欲与天公试比高。
须晴日，看红妆素裹，分外妖娆。
江山如此多娇，
引无数英雄竞折腰。
惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。
一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。
俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
That was his poem about the leaders, written in 1936.
Kongmun: Very intresting quotes. Verdict: Western attempts to demonize Mao.
A google search with the Qin quote only came up with one source, uglychinese.com. Very credible.
Nothing came up with the construction one.
You would think more anti-Mao Zedong sources would be exploiting this.
tmwang: Western quote databases tend to pick and choose quotes that make "enemies" seem more brutal. It's interesting though.
Quotations from Chairman Mao:
http://art-bin.com/art/omaotoc.html
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 11:17 PM
Proletarian: that link you gave us is an online version of the famous Little Red Book! :D
Here's an official English translation of Mao Zedong's poem:
SNOW
-to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
February 1936
North country scene:
A hundred leagues locked in ice,
A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
Both sides of the Great Wall
One single white immensity.
The Yellow River's swift current
Is stilled from end to end.
The mountains dance like silver snakes
And the highlands charge like wax-hued elephants,
Vying with heaven in stature.
On a fine day, the land,
Clad in white, adorned in red,
Grows more enchanting.
This land so rich in beauty
Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
But alas! Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi
Were lacking in literary grace,
And Tang Taizong and Song Taizu
Had little poetry in their souls;
And Genghis Khan,
Proud Son of Heaven in his time,
Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched.
All are past and gone!
For truly great men
Look to this age alone.
Reading this poem, one gets a good feel of Mao's ambitions, and also understands why he so admired Cao Cao, who was a great general, great statesman, and great poet all at the same time.
More poetry by Mao Zedong: http://www.longmarch...discourse12.htm
Here's an official English translation of Mao Zedong's poem:
SNOW
-to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
February 1936
North country scene:
A hundred leagues locked in ice,
A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
Both sides of the Great Wall
One single white immensity.
The Yellow River's swift current
Is stilled from end to end.
The mountains dance like silver snakes
And the highlands charge like wax-hued elephants,
Vying with heaven in stature.
On a fine day, the land,
Clad in white, adorned in red,
Grows more enchanting.
This land so rich in beauty
Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
But alas! Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi
Were lacking in literary grace,
And Tang Taizong and Song Taizu
Had little poetry in their souls;
And Genghis Khan,
Proud Son of Heaven in his time,
Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched.
All are past and gone!
For truly great men
Look to this age alone.
Reading this poem, one gets a good feel of Mao's ambitions, and also understands why he so admired Cao Cao, who was a great general, great statesman, and great poet all at the same time.
More poetry by Mao Zedong: http://www.longmarch...discourse12.htm
The dead have passed beyond our power to honour or dishonour them, but not beyond our ability to try and understand.
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