勇敢者将刀刃指向强者；怯懦者则将刀刃指向弱者。

原文英文

Some of the scholars and gentry in China always love to fabricate stories out of nothing, grafting flowers onto different trees. They not only praise lives but also whitewash the darkness.

Since ancient times, there have always been those who work diligently with their heads down, those who struggle desperately, those who plead for the people, and those who sacrifice themselves for the law…

Those who were once prosperous want to return to the old ways; those currently prosperous want to maintain the status quo; those who have never been prosperous want to reform. Roughly speaking, it is always like this, always!

Openly expressing contempt for someone is not true contempt. Only silence is the highest contempt—the highest contempt is wordless, and one does not even turn one's eyes away.

At sports events, winners are certainly admirable, but the competitors who, though falling behind, insist on running to the finish line, and the spectators who regard such competitors with solemn respect rather than ridicule, are precisely the backbone of China's future.

The brave, when angry, turn their blades against the stronger; the timid, when angry, turn their blades against the weaker. In a hopeless nation, there are bound to be many 'heroes' who stare down children. These cowards.

China has always had few heroes who accept defeat, few resilient resisters, few warriors who dare to fight single-handedly, and few mourners who dare to weep for traitors. They flock together at the sign of victory and scatter at the sign of defeat.

Every time I watch a sports event, I often think this: winners are certainly admirable, but the competitors who, though falling behind, insist on running to the finish line, and the spectators who regard such competitors with solemn respect rather than ridicule, are precisely the backbone of China's future.