Men are products, expressions, reflections; they live to the extent that they coincide with their epoch, or to the extent that they differ markedly from it.
Jose MartiMen are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.
Jose MartiMen have no special right because they belong to one race or another: the word man defines all rights.
Jose MartiI come from all places and to all places I go: I am art among the arts and mountain among mountains. I know the strange names of flowers and herbs and of fatal deceptions and magnificent griefs. In night's darkness I've seen raining down on my head pure flames, flashing rays of beauty divine.
Jose Marti