Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organisation and the struggle we serve.

The individual has always to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.

The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved.'

One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.

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.

Someone else's action should not determine your response.