Now, there are two different attitudes towards learning from others. One is the dogmatic attitude of transplanting everything, whether or not it is suited to our conditions. This is no good. The other attitude is to use our heads and learn those things that suit our conditions, that is, to absorb whatever experience is useful to us. That is the attitude we should adopt.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

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

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

The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the historical period in which classes have not been abolished in our country and the imperialist system still exists in the world. On this point, there should be no misunderstanding or wavering.

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

Revolutionary war is an antitoxin which not only eliminates the enemy's poison but also purges us of our own filth.