The dog that trots about finds a bone.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Who seeks shall find.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Well done is better than well said.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
If you think you can do it, you can.
In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frustration and anger of the proud people of China who had been subject to ever increasing oppression from without and decadent corruption from within.