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"The revolution has not yet succeeded. Comrades, you must carry on!" - Sun Yat-Sen "To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A democracy cannot function without a strong middle class, and the middle class cannot exist without a strong democracy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The purpose of studying history is to learn from the past mistakes and improve on the present and future." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The revolution is not a dinner party, nor an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of 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." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only hope for the future is to make the people strong and wise." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"To be good at war is to be good at winning, but to be good at peace is to be good at understanding." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A nation without a strong economy is like a man without blood in his veins." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The duty of a revolutionary is to make the revolution. It is not to run around and try to make friends with the counter-revolutionaries." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The art of war is not about winning battles, it's about winning wars." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Nationalism is the foundation of national independence. Without nationalism, there can be no independence, no freedom, no democracy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home." - Sun Yat-Sen "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others." - Sun Yat-Sen

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"The revolution has not yet succeeded. Comrades, you must carry on!" - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A democracy cannot function without a strong middle class, and the middle class cannot exist without a strong democracy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

 

"A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The purpose of studying history is to learn from the past mistakes and improve on the present and future." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The revolution is not a dinner party, nor an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of 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." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only hope for the future is to make the people strong and wise." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"To be good at war is to be good at winning, but to be good at peace is to be good at understanding." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A nation without a strong economy is like a man without blood in his veins." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The duty of a revolutionary is to make the revolution. It is not to run around and try to make friends with the counter-revolutionaries." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The art of war is not about winning battles, it's about winning wars." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Nationalism is the foundation of national independence. Without nationalism, there can be no independence, no freedom, no democracy." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home." - Sun Yat-Sen "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others." - Sun Yat-Sen

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"The revolutionaries of the world can only achieve their purpose by breaking down the prejudices of national egotism and the selfishness of class interests." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"An army without a culture of discipline is an army without a leader." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Nationalism, democracy, and socialism are the three principles on which our republic is founded. They are the three legs of the tripod of our national reconstruction." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Time and tide wait for no man." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The common people must be awakened, and they will then be a power." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The three principles of the people are like three legs of a tripod, if any one is missing, the tripod will not stand." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"To be good at governing a country, one must first learn to govern a city; to govern a city, one must learn to govern a family; to govern a family, one must learn to govern oneself." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The nature of a political party is such that once it is formed, it will inevitably fall under the domination of a small group of people." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The government should be afraid of the people, not the other way around." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to their level of mediocrity." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"The political awakening of the people is the key to national revival." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"To build a strong nation, we must first build strong communities." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin." - Sun Yat-Sen

 

"Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed." - Sun Yat-Sen

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