Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.

To Educate is to Free.

Only those who hate the Negro see hatred in the Negro.

He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.

A poem is something sacred. Let no one Take it for anything except itself.

Do something useful and you will have everything you want. Doors are shut for those who are dull and lazy; life is secure for those who obey the law of work.