Selected Famous Quotes on Honor and Shame from Chinese and Foreign Figures

Author: Wu Xingren
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: It is difficult to get along in the world without distinguishing right from wrong; one cannot become a person without knowing honor and shame. In dealing with others, one must know honor and shame, have a clear line between right and wrong, and cannot take honor as honor, nor shame as shame. Moreover, one cannot take shame as honor or honor as shame. There are so many sayings from famous people, but what makes this book unique is that it selects a considerable portion of the advanced ideas and incisive arguments of contemporary advanced figures, giving the book a more distinct sense of the times. Many pioneers who emerged in the new era are also the most moral people of our time. Their words are close to the lives of contemporary people, and they live among us, offering more direct and profound inspiration. It is difficult to get along in the world without distinguishing right from wrong; one cannot become a person without knowing honor and shame. In dealing with others, one must know honor and shame, have a clear line between right and wrong, and cannot take honor as honor, nor shame as shame. There are so many sayings from famous people, and during the selection process of this book, special attention was paid to the large number of leading figures who emerged in life over the past two decades. One of the principles of our selection is to value the past without neglecting the present. The book selects a considerable portion of the advanced ideas and incisive arguments of contemporary advanced figures, making the book more distinct in its sense of the times. The French philosopher Voltaire once said: "Good and evil in morality are all actions that are beneficial or harmful to society; at any time and place, the person who makes the greatest sacrifice for the public good is called the most moral person." Many pioneers who emerged in the new era are also the most moral people of our time. Their words are close to the lives of contemporary people, and they live among us, offering more direct and profound inspiration.