Foreign sayings in President Xi's quotes (3)

Victor Hugo once said, "There is a prospect greater than the sea, and it is the sky; there is a prospect greater than the sky, and it is the human soul." Indeed, we need a mind that is broader than the sky as we approach different civilizations. Civilizations are like water, moistening everything silently.

—— Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at UNESCO Headquarters on March 27, 2014