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.
🤝🛡️🌱 If you want to know if someone is truly your friend, see if they stand by you in times of trouble, willing to go to great lengths for you, rather than just enjoying good times together every day. // 如果你想知道一个人是不是你真正的朋友，那要看他在你危难的时候，会不会为你两肋插刀，而不是天天和你一起吃吃喝喝。 Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zhīdào yīgè rén shì bùshì nǐ zhēnzhèng de péngyǒu, nà yào … Read more
🖼📚😅 Someone who trusts literature and art often has something naive in their bones which makes them impractical, unable to adapt to life, not mature or social enough, and not easily happy. – Li Ge, “Is spiritual life despicable?” // 一个信任文艺的人，骨子里往往有天真的东西，这个东西，让他们不务实，不适应生活，不够圆熟、合群，也不容易快乐起来。-黎戈 《精神生活是可鄙的吗》 Yīgè xìnrèn wényì de rén, gǔzilǐ wǎngwǎng yǒu tiānzhēn de … Read more
🌟💖✨ If 99% of people dislike me, I won’t feel discouraged. I only need to fit with 1 person. // 如果99%的人讨厌我，我不会感到沮丧。我只适合1人。 Rúguǒ 99% de rén tǎoyàn wǒ, wǒ bù huì gǎndào jǔsàng. Wǒ zhǐ shìhé 1 rén. // Như quả 99% đích nhân thảo yếm ngã, ngã bất hội cảm đáo tự tang. Ngã chích … Read more
👗🕰️👕 A beautiful outfit may be worn once or twice, then hidden away in the closet, but a comfortable outfit can be worn for many years. Sometimes in life, it’s not about what you like, but what suits you. // 一件漂亮的衣服可以穿一两次，然后藏在衣柜里，但一件舒适的衣服可以穿很多年。有时在生活中，重要的不是你喜欢什么，而是你适合什么。 Yī jiàn piàoliang de yīfú kěyǐ chuān yī liǎng cì, ránhòu cáng zài yīguì … Read more
👁️📢🗣️ Many people hardly use their own eyes; they only hear what others say. The world they see is always the way others describe it. – Zhou Guoping // 许多人几乎不用自己的眼睛看，他们只听别人说，他们看到的世界永远是别人说的样子。- 周国平 Xǔduō rén jīhū bùyòng zìjǐ de yǎnjīng kàn, tāmen zhǐ tīng biérén shuō, tāmen kàn dào de shìjiè yǒngyuǎn shì biérén shuō … Read more