A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

Each of us brings with him an element, more or less important, of the life of humanity to come.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

Art does not imitate, but interpret.

Poetry is enthusiasm with wings of fire; it is the angel of high thoughts, that inspires us with the power of sacrifice.

Constancy is the complement of all the other human virtues.

The great men of the earth are but the marking-stones on the road of humanity; they are the priests of its religion.