Lu Xun, in "The Epigrams of Lusin", from The Wisdom of China and India, ed. and trans. Lin Yutang (New York: Random House, 1942)
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Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.
— Lu Xun on Hope
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About Lu Xun
Lu Xun (25 September, 1881 – 19 October, 1936) , formerly romanized Lu Hsün, was the pen name of Zhou Shuren, a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, poet, and designer. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.
About Lu Xun
Lu Xun (25 September, 1881 – 19 October, 1936) , formerly romanized Lu Hsün, was the pen name of Zhou Shuren, a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, poet, and designer. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.
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