Our attitude towards ourselves should be 'to be satiable in learning' and towards others 'to be tireless in teaching.

The seizure of power by armed force, the settlement of the issue by war, is the central task and the highest form of revolution. This Marxist-Leninist principle of revolution holds well universally, for China and for all other countries.

Every Communist working in the mass movements should be a friend of the masses and not a boss over them, an indefatigable teacher and not a bureaucratic politician.

It is right to rebel against reactionaries.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

To Be Attacked by the Enemy Is Not a Bad Thing but a Good Thing.

Some people have read a few Marxist books and think themselves quite learned but what they have read has not penetrated, has not struck root in their minds, so that they do not know how to use it and their class feelings remain as of old. Others are very conceited and having learned some book-phrases, think them terrific and are very cocky; but whenever a storm blows up, they take a stand very different from that of the workers and the majority of the peasants. They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.