Mao Zedong

Reading is learning, but applying what one has learned is even more important.

The Chinese people have stood up!

To be good at translating the Party's policy into action of the masses, to be good at transforming the Party's directives into action of the masses, to be good at getting not only the leading cadres but also the broad masses to understand and master every single struggle and every single task we are undertaking—this is the art of Marxist-Leninist leadership.

It is necessary to maintain the greatest revolutionary enthusiasm and the firmest determination to win.

We must not only defeat the enemy but also know how to destroy him.

Imperialism and all reactionaries are paper tigers.

We must work hard, struggle hard, and overcome all difficulties to build our country into a powerful socialist state.

To achieve victory we must unite. But unity must be based on struggle.

We must be good at destroying the old world and building the new. We are not only good at destroying the old world, we are also good at building the new.

There is no fundamental conflict of interest between the working class and the peasantry.

Unless we get rid of the rotten stuff, we cannot absorb fresh things.

The more powerful the enemy, the more we should be determined to fight and win.

We must learn to look at problems from all sides, seeing not only the front but also the back, not only the positive but also the negative.

We must not be afraid of mistakes. We must correct them as soon as they are discovered.

What is true heroism? It is holding fast to the truth, even if it means standing alone.