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.

My good health is due to a soup made of white doves. It is simply wonderful as a tonic.

You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part.

The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The Communists are a disease of the heart.

Character cannot be counterfeited, nor can it be put on and cast off as if it were a garment to fit the whim of the moment. Day by day we become what we do. This is the supreme law and logic of life.

If imperialism is not banished from the country, China will perish as a nation. If China does not perish, then imperialism cannot remain.

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