The mother's first kiss teaches the child love; the first holy kiss of the woman he loves teaches man hope and faith in life; and love and faith create a desire for perfection and the power of reaching towards it step by step; create the future, in short, of which the living symbol is the child, link between us and the generations to come.

Without country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights, no admission as brothers into the fellowship of the Peoples. You are the bastards of Humanity. Soldiers without a banner, Israelites among the nations, you will find neither faith nor protection; none will be sureties for you. Do not beguile yourselves with the hope of emancipation from unjust social conditions if you do not first conquer a Country for yourselves.

No nation deserves freedom or can long retain it which does not win it for itself. Revolutions must be made by the people and for the people.

What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.

Constancy is the complement of all the other human virtues.

Nations, like individuals, live and die; but civilization cannot die.

Music is the fragrance of the universe.