Lu Buwei famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • I cannot bear not to know the end of a tale. I will read the most trivial things – once commenced – only out of a feverish greed to be able to swallow the ending – sweet or sour – and to be done with what I need never have embarked on. Are you in my case? Or are you a more discriminating reader? Do you lay aside the unprofitable?

  • But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the moral equivalent of plundering a ship and murdering its crew. But sharing isn’t immoral - it’s a moral imperative. Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.

  • Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

  • Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

  • It is a sin when I place myself deliberately in the place of temptation… either because I enjoy the prospect or because I’m not determined enough in my desire to overcome it.

  • Its all gone pretty fast. I dont want to move on, but I know I have to.

  • You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

  • I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

  • There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.

  • Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die." Mara

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