Dream of the Red Chamber Quotes
Chinese novels, Psychological novels
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“One of the great monuments of the world's literature.”
“Written (and rewritten) by a great artist with his very lifeblood.”
“不經一事，不長一智。
• Never suffer, never learn.”
“Dream of the Red Chamber...is the greatest of all Chinese novels.”
“Dream of the Red Chamber may be regarded as the tragedy of tragedies.”
“Chi-Chen Wang (trans.), Dream of the Red Chamber (Anchor Books, 1958),”
“是真名士自风流。
• True wits make elegant whate'er they touch.”
““宝玉！宝玉！你好——”
• 'Bao-yu! Bao-yu! How could you...'”
“素心如何天上月。
• A moonlike purity remains
My constant goal.”
“[W]orthy of being considered as the one great masterpiece in the realm of Chinese art.”
“The Story of the Stone is a book of the deepest feelings and the truest words.”
“One can not call himself erudite without touching upon Red Mansions in his talk.”
“賈寶玉初試雲雨情。
• Jia Bao-yu conducts his first experiment in the Art of Love.”
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“David Hawkes (trans.), The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days (Volume I) (Penguin UK, 2012),”
“John Minford (trans.), The Story of the Stone: The Dreamer Wakes (Volume V) (Penguin UK, 2012),”
“John Minford (trans.), The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV) (Penguin UK, 2012),”
“David Hawkes (trans.), The Story of the Stone: The Warning Voice (Volume III) (Penguin UK, 2012),”
“David Hawkes (trans.), The Story of the Stone: The Crab-Flower Club (Volume II) (Penguin UK, 2012),”
“莫失莫忘，仙寿恒昌。
• Mislay me not, forget me not,
And hale old age shall be your lot.”