Lei Feng’s famous aphorisms:

1. A drop of water will never dry up until it is put into the sea. A person can be the best only when he integrates himself with the collective cause. There is power.

2. I would like to be a pine on the mountains and rocks, not a willow on the lakeshore and riverside. I would like to train myself in the storm and the hard struggle, rather than spend my life in calm days.

3. A good wooden board has no holes on it, but why can nails be driven in? This is done by squeezing in through pressure and drilling in through hard work.

4. Youth is always beautiful, but true youth only belongs to those who always strive for the top, those who always work selflessly, and those who are always humble.

5. Strength comes from unity, wisdom comes from labor, action comes from thought, and honor comes from collective.

6. When it comes to work, we should keep in line with the comrades who are most motivated, and in life, we should keep in line with the comrades who are at the lowest level.

7. Anyone who only thinks of the people and not himself will surely gain high honor and prestige. On the other hand, if there is only an individual in mind and no people in mind, they will be cast aside by the people sooner or later.

8. The most glorious thing in the world - labor. The most decent people in the world - workers.

9. Eat to live, but live not to eat.

10. Screws must be maintained and cleaned regularly to prevent them from rusting. The same is true for people's thoughts. They need to be checked frequently to prevent anything from going wrong.