China and the Chinese Quotes

“To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.”
― Herbert Allen Giles, China and the Chinese

“Put yourself behind, and the world will put you in front; put yourself in front, and the world will put you behind.”
― Herbert Allen Giles, China and the Chinese

“confront”
― Herbert Allen Giles, China and the Chinese

“endowment.”
― Herbert Allen Giles, China and the Chinese

“From his earliest school days the Chinese boy is taught that men without education are but horses or cows in coats and trousers, and that success at the public examinations is the greatest prize this world has to offer.”
― Herbert Allen Giles, China and the Chinese