China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries.

We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.

The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The Communists are a disease of the heart.

War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale.

We write our own destiny ...we become what we do.

The sky cannot have two suns.

Character cannot be counterfeited, nor can it be put on and cast off as if it were a garment to fit the whim of the moment. Day by day we become what we do. This is the supreme law and logic of life.

We are working for a revolution. If we do not start it by improving the life of the soldiers, all slogans of reforming and improving society are but empty words.

There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.

If one does not act, one cannot understand.

China has no desire to replace Western imperialism in Asia with an Oriental imperialism or isolationism of its own or anyone else.

The streets of America may not have been paved with gold, but they were cobbled in middle-class dreams.

She sought his eyes once again. Eyes so perfect a blue they rivaled the most gorgeous lapis lazuli stone.

This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!

He can inspire a group only if he himself is filled with confidence and hope of success.

People judge their capabilities partly by comparing their performances with those of others

There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship.

When a man wants to write a book full of unassailable facts, he always goes to the British Museum.

You need not bring life to the scripture. You should draw life from the scripture.

They, the holy ones and weakly, Who the cross of suffering bore, Folded their pale hands so meekly, Spake with us on earth no more!

Mental illness was a family secret. This patient had four children grow up in foster homes, and they never knew her. It was heart-wrenching for her granddaughter to find this out.