Xi Jinping's seven quotes about life
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President Xi Jinping talks with teachers and students at Peking University on May 4, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Midnight oil burns out quickly
I was so eager to do my job well but fell ill quite often. The reason? I always burnt the midnight oil. Later I came to realize that I couldn't work like this anymore. One has to be fully aware that one cannot finish all the work at a time, however enthusiastic one may be about the job.
--Xi speaks with participants of the first seminar for county-level Party chiefs at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing
Jan 12, 2015
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