There's always a line that can touch your heart.

 　　1. I want to be a gentle person because I have been treated gently and deeply understand that feeling. —Sadayuki Murai, *Natsume's Book of Friends*

　　2. A person should be like an army, recruiting soldiers for their own mind and heart, never discouraged, always calling, and loving freedom. —Bi Shumin, *A Person Should Be Like an Army*

　　3. A man is not made to be defeated. You can destroy him, but you can't defeat him. —*The Old Man and the Sea*

　　4. Without solid ice, who will recognize the romance of the red plum blossom? Without white snow, who will judge the nobility of the green pine? Without severe cold, who will look up

　　at the towering trees? —Zhu Guoliang, *Reflections on Spring*

　　5. If a person wants to achieve something in their life, they must know how to bring themselves to the precipice of life at crucial moments. Giving yourself a precipice is actually giving yourself a blue sky. —Wang Xinwen, *Soulmate*

　　6. When the mind arises, all kinds of demons arise; when the mind ceases, all kinds of demons cease. Bodhisattvas and demons are all a matter of a single thought. In essence, they are all nothingness. —Journey to the West

　　7. Since ancient times, we have had people who bury themselves in hard work, people who fight desperately, people who plead for the people, and people who sacrifice themselves for the law. Even the so-called "official history," which is tantamount to compiling genealogies for emperors and generals, often cannot conceal their brilliance. These are the backbone of China. —The Complete Works of Lu Xun

　　8. As long as you are a swan's egg, it doesn't matter if you are born in a chicken farm. —Andersen's Fairy Tales

　　9. We are all "caged birds" trapped in our times, yearning to escape yet hesitant to move forward. —Kurt Vonnegut, "The Caged Bird"

　　10. Anything you desire, it blossoms. Once you possess it, it withers. —Marcus Proust, "In Search of Lost Time"

　　11. There is a time before dawn that is very dark, without stars or moon. —Mao Dun, "Midnight"

　　12. The flower of success, people only admire its present brilliance! Yet, her buds were soaked in the tears of struggle and sprinkled with the blood of sacrifice. — Bing Xin, *Stars and Spring Water*

　　13. In my hazy vision, a stretch of green sandy beach unfolded before me, with a golden full moon hanging in the deep blue sky. I thought: Hope is neither something that exists nor something that doesn't exist. It's like a path on the ground; originally, there was no path, but as more people walk on it, it becomes a path. — Lu Xun, *My Old Home*

　　14. If I truly exist, it's because you need me. — Claire McFall, *The Ferryman*

　　15. Do not let your heart be disturbed, do not let your emotions bind you, do not fear the future, do not dwell on the past. In this way, all is well. — Feng Zikai, *Living a Life Without Favor or Fear*

　　16. I believe that pride is proportional to talent. However, just as great talent is unpretentious and small talent is superficial, great pride is often humble and peaceful, while only small pride reveals an arrogant and overbearing face. Those with a great sense of superiority must also possess a heart that embraces all things and treats all beings with kindness. — Zhou Guoping, "Wisdom and Character"

　　17. When you leave, I will not see you off; when you come, no matter how strong the wind and rain, I will come to meet you. — Liang Shiqiu, "Farewell"

　　18. I have walked many roads, crossed many bridges, seen many clouds, and drunk many kinds of wine, but I have only loved one person at the prime of their life. — Shen Congwen's Family Letters

　　19. Those inside the city want to escape, while those outside want to rush in. This applies to marriage, career, and most of life's desires. — Qian Zhongshu, "Fortress Besieged"

　　20. All glamour and beauty cannot withstand the test of time and will never return. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby"

　　21. Do you think that because I am poor and plain, I am heartless? I swear to you, if God had endowed me with both wealth and beauty, I would have made you as unable to leave me as I am now unable to leave you. Although God did not do so, we are still equal in spirit. —Jane Eyre

　　22. You are the blossoming of trees, the murmuring of swallows in the rafters; you are love, warmth, hope, you are the April day of this world. —Lin Huiyin, "You Are the April Day of This World"

　　23. Rain falls on the rich and the poor, on the righteous and the unrighteous; in fact, rain is not fair, because it falls on an unjust world. —Lao She, "Rickshaw Boy"

　　24. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. —Anna Karenina

　　25. The process of life is the process of consuming time. Before time, even the greatest person has no power to reverse it; we cannot buy it, nor can we sell it; we can only choose and utilize it. —Liu Zhanqiu

　　, "Easy of the Mind" 26. Under the bright night sky, some cannot smell the fragrance wafting from the lotus pond, but you hear the whispers of lotus leaves and dragonflies in the gentle breeze. The scenery is the same, what differs is the mood. —Wang Shuping, "Accompanied by a Good Mood"

　　27. Life cannot wait for others to arrange it; you must strive and fight for it yourself. Regardless of whether the result is joy or sorrow, you can find solace in knowing you haven't lived in vain. With this understanding, you will cherish life and not be cynical; at the same time, it will instill a powerful inner strength within you. —Lu Yao, "Ordinary World"

　　28. The person whose behavior is most laughable is always the first to speak ill of others. —"The Misanthrope"

　　29. Cowards are afraid even of happiness; they get hurt even by cotton. —Osamu Dazai, "No Longer Human"

　　30. She was too young then to know that every gift given had already been secretly priced. —Stefan Zweig, "Marie Antoinette"

　　31. The more lonely I am, the fewer friends I have, the less support I have, the more I must respect myself. —"Jane Eyre"

　　32. Even if there is more evil in life, believe that there is more good. —Charles Dickens, *Oliver Twist*

　　33. You are a clear mirror, reflecting my true self everywhere. With others, I can always find a place to hide amidst the good and the bad; but looking into your eyes, even with your smiling face, I feel an omnipresent shame. —Wang Shuo, *Letter to My Daughter*

　　34. If a person is disliked by everyone, it's mostly because of their own shortcomings. —Thackeray, *Vanity Fair*

　　35. There is only one way to forget a relationship: time and a new love. If time and a new love cannot make you forget a relationship, there is only one reason: not enough time has passed, and the new love is not good enough. —Zhang Xiaoxian, *The Woman on the Breadfruit Tree*

　　36. A person who truly knows themselves cannot help but be humble. Humility shrinks the heart, like a small pebble, small yet extremely solid. Only solidity leads to honesty. —Lao She, *Four Generations Under One Roof*

　　37. I mean, the children are all running wildly, not knowing where they are going, and I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's what I do all day. I just want to be the catcher in the rye. I know it's a bit of a pipe dream, but that's what I really enjoy doing. — J.D. Salinger, *The Catcher in the Rye*

　　38. All the good things in the world are of no use to us except to be used. — Daniel Defoe, *Robinson Crusoe*

　　39. A cup of tea with an old friend, mellow and pleasant, incredibly fragrant, with more tolerance and understanding, less judgment and suspicion. A clear stream flows through the heart, a bitter taste on the tongue, yet a fragrance within the bitterness. Whether it's honest advice or encouragement, it's all beneficial, the friendship profound, and I cherish it dearly. — Xu Zhimo, "Searching"

　　40. I would rather forge my own path than seek the favor of the powerful. — Victor Hugo, *Les Misérables*

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