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1. If a woman marries a man just because she thinks he’s handsome, it’s lustfulness； A man marries a woman because she is beautiful; that is a matter of aesthetics. 2. Why shouldn’t you be proud or inferior? You can say you’re the best, but you can’t claim to be the best in the whole school, in all of Beijing, in the whole country, or in the whole world; so there’s no need to be arrogant ； Similarly, you can say you’re the worst in your class, but can you prove you’re the worst in the whole school? Can you prove that you’re the worst in the country? So there’s no need to feel inferior. 3. As people get older, what matters is no longer appearance; it’s not about whether you’re good-looking or not, but rather the charm of your inner self: your spirit and determination. 4. There are many geniuses in this world; geniuses are meant to be admired, not compared to one another. 5. You say I’m a pig, but that’s not right; in fact, I’m even worse than a pig. Many people lose their happiness because they are too sensitive. A single word or comment from someone else can make me angry for a whole month. It’s really boring at this time. When it gets severe, it turns into something like Ma Jiajue – someone who becomes so upset because others don’t invite them to eat that they decide to kill them. 6. Try to work harder every day, spending an extra hour than others. 7. It isn’t the sunlight that makes the world shine, but the smiles of girls. 8. To be respected, one must specialize in a highly professional field in which they are among the best – at least among the top 10 in China – so that they always have something to say and something to do. I, Yu Minhong, originally wanted to rank among the top 100 in China for studying English, but later realized it was completely impossible. So I started memorizing words; it took me a year to memorize an entire English dictionary, and that made me an expert in vocabulary. Now I publish the Red Treasure Book series, which includes more than a dozen books covering vocabulary from middle school level to GRE level. These books sell 1 million copies per year, and the royalties I earn from them are much higher than what I would earn from a regular job. 9. What college students should do is: (1) In terms of their major, strive to rank among the top 100 in China ； (2) In terms of humanities, read 500 books. (3) English. 10. If you want to draw attention, make yourself a tree, standing tall among the earth ； Instead of being a blade of grass, have you ever seen anyone step on a blade of grass and then say sorry to it, saying, \"I’m sorry\"? 11. Learning English is like learning bird calls. You learn these calls in the forest; when four birds land on your shoulders, it means you have passed the Level 4 English exam, and when six birds land there, it means you have passed the Level 6 exam. When many birds land on your shoulders, it means you have become a bird person. 12. A woman’s gentleness is directly proportional to a man’s achievements. 13. Yu Minhong’s remarks from \"Winning in China\" The snail adds its own shell. It depends on heaven, on earth, and on oneself. Accept failure calmly. One should be generous and bold, and never give up! There is no absolute fairness in the world; fairness exists only to a certain extent. Only when the heart is at peace can the world be at peace. Learn to give others a chance. Rankings and honors are like clouds in the sky; one cannot lie down in them, for doing so would cause one to fall. Rankings and honors are actually a beautiful sight, meant only to be admired. Anything done out of sympathy or concern for face almost always fails. Every river has a dream: to flow into the sea. The Yangtze River and the Yellow River both flow into the sea, but in different ways. The Yangtze River carves its way through mountains, while the Yellow River meanders along, following a different path. But there is a spirit of water in them all. As water flows, if it settles with sediment, it will never see the sunlight again. 14. Yu Minhong: One should live like a tree – From his speech during the 36-to-12 elimination round of Season 3 of \"Win in China\" There are two ways to live. The first way is to live like grass: you continue to live and grow each year, but you remain just grass. You absorb rain and sunlight, yet you never grow large. People can step on you, but they won’t feel pain because of your suffering ； People won’t feel pity for you just because you’ve been stepped on, because they never even saw you in the first place. So each of us should grow like a tree; even if we are nothing now, as long as we have the seed of a tree within us, even if we are trampled in the soil, we can still absorb its nutrients and grow on our own. When you grow into a towering tree, people in distant places will be able to see you ； Coming closer to you, you can bring a touch of green to people. Being alive is a beautiful sight; even in death, one remains a valuable asset. One is useful both in life and in death. This is the standard for being a person and for growing as individuals that applies to each of us students. New Oriental’s slogan \"Searching for hope in despair\" is exactly the same as what the famous American civil rights activist Martin Luther King said. In his speech \"I Have a Dream\", he said, \"We will hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.\" (We will carve out a stone of hope from the mountain of despair.) ) Remember, despair is a mountain, but as long as you can chop out a piece of stone of hope, you have hope. ——Yu Minhong: Even the most hopeless matters can turn into something full of hope, as long as there is someone brave enough to persevere in pursuing them. ——Yu Minhong: Everyone is an ordinary person, but no one is willing to settle for mediocrity. I know that many people come to New Oriental out of desperation, but you must believe in yourselves. As long as you work hard and strive diligently, hope can be found even in despair, and an ordinary life will eventually shine with brilliance… — Yu Minhong. Having a spirit of struggle alone is not enough; it is also necessary to take steady steps and act practically. One must first analyze one’s current situation, understand where one stands now and what abilities one possesses; this is also a form of scientific spirit. You set a goal for yourself, and you also need to know how to achieve it step by step. In a sense, setting specific goals and taking practical action are equally important. ——Yu Minhong: When God created humanity, He made us imperfect beings. The whole course of our lives is one of striving to become more perfect, and all our virtues stem from the effort to overcome our own shortcomings. ——Yu Minhong: To avoid regrets in life, we should seize every opportunity to change it. ——Yu Minhong: Life requires us to work hard. In our youth, we must strive to develop our abilities, acquire knowledge, master skills, and gain necessary social experience. Opportunities need to be sought by us. Let us summon the courage and use our wisdom to make the most of every minute of our lives and create a more wonderful existence. ——Yu Minhong: Luck can never last a lifetime; the only thing that can help you through life is your own abilities. ——Yu Minhong: Who says that \"everyone is equal in the face of opportunities\"? New Oriental believes that the spirit of striving individually to achieve success means that the distribution of wealth and success will always be unequal. On the vast shore of life, you should proudly tell the world that you have strived and fought, and that you never lost hope for a glorious life, nor did you ever stop striving. And this world that created all things will also answer you with pride and satisfaction: as long as one keeps striving, life will ultimately be glorious. ——Yu Minhong: Some people never achieve greatness in their lives, not because they are unable to do so, but because they have never had the idea of achieving greatness in their minds, or they don’t know how to do it. ——Yu Minhong: The most touching days in our lives are always those when we strive wholeheartedly toward a goal. Even striving for a seemingly humble goal is something to be proud of, because countless such humble goals, when combined, can lead to a great achievement. Pyramids are also built up from each individual stone; each stone is quite simple, yet the pyramid becomes magnificent and enduring. ——Yu Minhong