It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you.

Let those who desire a secure homeland conquer it. Let those who do not conquer it live under the whip and in exile, watched over like wild animals, cast from one country to another, concealing the death of their souls with a beggar's smile from the scorn of free men.

A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

Our wine is bitter, but it is our wine.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

The spirit of a government must be that of the country. The form of a government must come from the makeup of the country. Government is nothing but the balance of the natural elements of a country.