I tend to think that the longer the pause, the more emphatic the statement.

"True loyalty is not blind; it sees the flaws but chooses to stay."

勇气不是没有恐惧，而是继续前进的意志。

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something.

生命太短暂，不能浪费时间恨任何人。

"To understand the present, we must first understand the past."