Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

Bombard the Headquarters — my big-character poster.

Women hold up half the sky.

The knowledge and contemplation of nature is somehow defective and incomplete unless action follows.

-- Panaetius

It is not learning that makes people good, but practice.

-- Gaius Musonius Rufus

It is the task of one rightly oriented toward others to draw the circles in toward the centre.

-- Hierocles

It is hard to retain what you learn unless you practice it.

-- Seneca

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

-- Marcus Aurelius

The philosopher must serve the gods not in words only, but in deeds as well.

-- Iamblichus