Vladimir Lenin

"A person's worth is measured not by their words but by their deeds."

"The beginning of wisdom is understanding that most of what we believe is conditioned thought."

"Beauty exists not in perfection but in the struggles of growth."

"Death is not an end but a reminder that life demands purposeful action."

"Kindness among comrades builds the foundation of lasting movements."

"Peace cannot be negotiated with those who deny the oppressed their voice."

"The natural state of humanity is cooperation, not competition for scarce goods."

"The task of the party is to serve as a bridge between the intelligentsia and the working class."

"Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement."

"The press should be not only a collective propagandist and agitator, but also a collective organizer."

"Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in theory and in practice betray it."

"The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart."

"There is no more beautiful sight than that of a people working with revolutionary enthusiasm."

"Patience in the working class is a revolutionary virtue."

"The goal of socialism is not only to abolish the present division of mankind but to abolish all division of labor."

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth in the minds of believers."

"The capitalist will sell you the rope to hang him with."

"Learn, learn, and learn again from the experience of the masses."

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen."

"A revolution is certainly the most authoritative thing there is."

"The people need a myth and the myth needs the people."

"Strength lies in truth and truth lies in unity."

"Art must serve the revolution; the revolution must create the conditions for art."

"Every strike teaches the worker more than a hundred speeches can."

"Freedom in bourgeois society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics."

"Literature must become party literature."

"The most important problem of any revolution is the question of power."

"Dead Bolshevism walks when the party forgets to think and simply obeys."

"Faith is a weapon used by the ruling class to keep the working class in chains."