Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. Theyare relentless survivors† They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break.

-Buck, Pearl ne¤  e Sydenstricker
  China, Past and Present, ch.1.

   Je plie, et ne romps pas. I bend but do not break.

-La Fontaine,Jean de
  Fables, pt.1, no.22,'Le che"  ne et le roseau'. The reed speaks to the oak tree.

Keep right on to the end of the road, Keep right on to the end. Tho'the way be long let your heart be strong, Keep right on round the bend. Tho' you're tired and weary Still journey on, till you come to your happy abode, Where all you love you've been dreaming of Will be there, at the end of the road.

-Lauder, Sir Harry (Hugh MacLennan)
  'The End of the Road', chorus.