You might have realized that this “Quote of the day” section has become a large part of my website’s content. While I was picking up Chinese again in my late 30s after dropping it in my late 20s, I decided that the best way to study is to translate some quotes that I encountered into my mother tongue and English on the go.
These quotes may be funny or related to self-help. What’s better than being a better version of you while studying? Have fun with quotes in 3 languages. Check back here everyday for a new quote. Enjoy learning Vietnamese, Chinese, and English.
🏰🔄🌆 Those inside the city walls want to escape, while those outside want to break in; be it marriage or career, such is the desire of life. — Qian Zhongshu “Fortress Besieged” // 围在城里的人想逃出来，站在城外的人想冲进去，婚姻也罢、事业也罢，人生的欲望大都如此。——钱钟书《围城》 Wéi zài chéng lǐ de rén xiǎng táo chūlái, zhàn zài chéng wài de rén xiǎng chōng jìnqù, hūnyīn yěbà, … Read more
☝️🤐🤝 The secret to maintaining good relationships with those around you is not to share happiness, not to show off success, not to gossip, and not to pretend to be smart. — Mo Yan // 和周围人搞好关系的秘诀就是，不分享喜悦，不炫耀成功，不说三道四，不假装聪明。——莫言 Hé zhōuwéi rén gǎo hǎo guānxì de mìjué jiùshì, bù fēnxiǎng xǐyuè, bù xuànyào chénggōng, bù shuō sān dào … Read more
📚🧠📖 In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time — none, zero. ― Charlie Munger (1924 – 2023) // 我这辈子遇到的聪明人，没有不每天阅读的，没有，一个都没有。——查理·芒格 (1924 – 2023) Wǒ zhè bèizi yù dào de cōngmíng rén, méiyǒu bù měitiān yuèdú de, méiyǒu, yīgè dōu méiyǒu. ——Chálǐ·Máng gé // Ngã giá bối tử … Read more
🤞❤️💪 The countless choices we made in the past have shaped the unique individuals we are. Occasionally having bad luck is okay, because you know you love yourself, and even in moments of disappointment, you never thought about giving up. // 我们过去做的无数选择，组成了独一无二的自己。 偶尔运气不好也没关系，因为你知道，你是热爱自己的，即使再失意，也没想过放弃。 Wǒ men guò qù zuò de wú shù xuǎn zé, zǔ chéng … Read more
🚗🔍👀 The car’s windshield is large, but the rearview mirror is small. Because the past is not as important as the future; looking forward requires more courage than looking backward. // 汽车的挡风玻璃很大，后视镜却很小。因为，过去没有未来重要，往前看比往后看更需要勇气。 Qìchē de dǎng fēng bōlí hěn dà, hòu shì jìng què hěn xiǎo. Yīnwèi, guòqù méiyǒu wèilái zhòngyào, wǎng qián kàn bǐ wǎng … Read more