An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

Man must conquer nature.

In a suitable temperature, an egg becomes a chicken, and there are no chickens born of stones.

To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.... The Chinese revolution is great, but the road after the revolution will be longer, the work greater and more arduous. This must be made clear now in the Party. The comrades must be helped to remain modest, prudent and free from arrogance and rashness in their style of work. The comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.

Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution.

Napoleon was the best method. Dissolved all representative institutions and it decided who should rule the state with him.

When guerillas engage a stronger enemy, they withdraw when he advances, harass him when he stops, strike him when he is weary, pursue him when he withdraws.