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title: "1 Greater Need Quotes By Matthew Polly"
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> [ “\[...\] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater need for external markers of our accomplishments.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/the-monks-sped-up-the-process-up-for-us-laowai-who-have-less-time/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

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## More by Matthew Polly

> [ “\[...\] it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/it-doesn-t-take-much-courage-to-fight-when-you-still-believe-you-can/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [A fight forms a powerful and strange bond between men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/a-fight-forms-a-powerful-and-strange-bond-between-men/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“When you are the only laowai in a village of 10,000 Chinese martial artists and you've sat through several dozen films where a white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/when-you-are-the-only-laowai-in-a-village-of-10-000-chinese-martial/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [It is only when a person gets into difficulty that one can truly see his heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/it-is-only-when-a-person-gets-into-difficulty-that-one-can-truly-see/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“It is difficult for my fellow countrymen who have never lived abroad to understand that until a foreign man is about sixty-five, he still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/it-is-difficult-for-my-fellow-countrymen-who-have-never-lived-abroad/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [ “\[...\] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater need for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/the-monks-sped-up-the-process-up-for-us-laowai-who-have-less-time/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [The rural Chinese in Henan Province mixed alcohol and business like you wouldn’t believe. Perhaps as a result, they also had a charming nationalistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/the-rural-chinese-in-henan-province-mixed-alcohol-and-business-like/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/a-club-hurts-the-flesh-but-evil-words-hurt-the-bone-traditional/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“The sayers do not know and the knowers do not say.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/the-sayers-do-not-know-and-the-knowers-do-not-say/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/a-club-hurts-the-flesh-but-evil-words-hurt-the-bone/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/this-was-not-uncommon-in-government-run-operations-where-a-request/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [“Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/only-those-who-have-tasted-the-bitterest-of-the-bitter-can-become/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

> [Because it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-polly/because-it-doesn-t-take-much-courage-to-fight-when-you-still-believe/)

[Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-polly/)

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