1. The viewpoint of doing everything for the people, the viewpoint of being responsible to the people, the viewpoint of believing that the masses can liberate themselves, and the viewpoint of learning from the people. ——Liu Shaoqi

2. The humble are the smartest! The noble are the stupidest.

3. A fool who is close to the masses is better than a smart person who has worn out his mat. ——Mongolia

4. Don’t flatter the people hypocritically. The people are vulgar, unsound, and unreconstructed people. Their influences and demands contain harmful elements. Therefore, they should not be flattered but educated. ——Emerson

5. The public has many heads but no brains. - Thomas Fuller

6. The public always repays kindness with hatred. ——Britain

7. The most fundamental aspect of the reform of state organs is to contact the masses.

8. The poor tumbleweed was blown away by the sudden strong wind; but the red willow stood tall and lush because it had a very deep root. ——Uighurs

9. People who leave the masses are like leaves falling to the ground. ——Uyghurs

10. Connecting with the masses is like a fish in water, and being separated from the masses is like a tree with its roots cut off.

——Zhuang Fang