China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries.

War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale.

There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.

It was entirely due to my mother [a devout Buddhist] and her kindness and perseverance that the family was saved from utter ruin. For a period of 17 years--from the age of 9 until I was 25 years old--my mother never spent a day free from domestic difficulties.

The rise or fall of Shanghai means the birth or death of the whole nation.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

I go walking, and the hills loom above me, range upon range, one against the other. I cannot tell where one begins and another leaves off. But when I talk with God He lifts me up where I can see clearly, where everything has a distinct contour.