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 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.

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

Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.

I am the owner of my actions,[karma] heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that will I fall heir.