In childhood, if one does not treat a child as a human being, that person will not become a human being in adulthood.
If one can help cultivate even a single flower, it is not shameful to be rotting organic matter.
Those who were once wealthy want to return to the past; those who are currently wealthy want to maintain the status quo; those who have never been wealthy want reform. It is generally so, generally!
The joys and sorrows of humanity do not connect with one another...
Too much knowledge either makes the mind lively or the heart soft. A lively mind leads to idle speculation, and a soft heart prevents taking decisive action... Therefore, knowledge must be eradicated.
Explicitly expressing contempt for someone is not the ultimate contempt. Silence is the highest contempt—the highest contempt is wordlessness, where one does not even turn one’s eyes.
Hope is attached to existence. Where there is existence, there is hope; where there is hope, there is light.
Embark on the journey of life. The road ahead is long and dark. But do not be afraid. Only before the unafraid are there roads.
For any matter, great or small, a lack of perseverance is a bad thing. Viewing everything as too difficult may lead to failure, but viewing things as too easy can also lead to no results.
If I can survive, I will of course continue to learn.
Our urgent tasks at this moment are: first, survival; second, warmth and fullness; third, development.
When we are with friends, we can take off our clothes, but when we go into battle, we must wear armor.
Just because it has always been this way, is it right?
Only the soul of the people is precious. Only when it is promoted and developed can China achieve true progress.
Having local characteristics can actually make something worldly, in the sense that it attracts the attention of other countries.