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> [Nothing in the world is difficult, it is only our own thoughts that make things seem so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/nothing-in-the-world-is-difficult-it-is-only-our-own-thoughts-that/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

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## More by Wu Cheng'en

> [With passions stilled and one's nature firm, all destinies are in harmony; When the full moon of contemplation is reached you will be pure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/with-passions-stilled-and-one-s-nature-firm-all-destinies-are-in/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“After Supper the Master dismissed all except Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha the Monk. He took them out with him and said, "Look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/after-supper-the-master-dismissed-all-except-sun-wukong-zhu-bajie-and/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/what-you-must-do-said-monkey-is-lure-the-monster-from-its-hiding/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“If you want to have a future, don't do anything with no future in it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/if-you-want-to-have-a-future-don-t-do-anything-with-no-future-in-it/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/nothing-in-this-world-is-difficult-but-thinking-makes-it-seem-so/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [Look at that wonderful moonlight. It makes me long for the time when I can return home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/look-at-that-wonderful-moonlight-it-makes-me-long-for-the-time-when-i/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“If a man has been your teacher for a day, you should treat him as your father for the rest of his life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/if-a-man-has-been-your-teacher-for-a-day-you-should-treat-him-as-your/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“I was very fond of strange stories when I was a child. In my village-school days, I used to buy stealthily popular novels and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/i-was-very-fond-of-strange-stories-when-i-was-a-child-in-my-village/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“The boatman then gently guided the raft across. They saw a dead body floating. At the sight of this, the Master was greatly frightened.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/the-boatman-then-gently-guided-the-raft-across-they-saw-a-dead-body/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [Nothing in the world is difficult, it is only our own thoughts that make things seem so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/nothing-in-the-world-is-difficult-it-is-only-our-own-thoughts-that/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [A team of horses cannot overtake a word that has left the mouth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/a-team-of-horses-cannot-overtake-a-word-that-has-left-the-mouth/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“The earth is black in front of the cliff, and no orchids grow. Creepers crawl in the brown mud by the path. Where did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/the-earth-is-black-in-front-of-the-cliff-and-no-orchids-grow-creepers/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [“Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted" - Sylvia Plath's epitaph (from Wu Cheng'en's novel Journey to the West aka. Monkey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/even-amidst-fierce-flames-the-golden-lotus-can-be-planted-sylvia/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [I was very fond of strange stories when I was a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/i-was-very-fond-of-strange-stories-when-i-was-a-child/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

> [Hero is he alone who vies with powers supreme!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wu-cheng-en/hero-is-he-alone-who-vies-with-powers-supreme/)

[Wu Cheng'en](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wu-cheng-en/)

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