Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.

One revolution is still necessary: the one that will not end with the rule of its leader. It will be the revolution against revolutions, the uprising of all peaceable individuals, who will become soldiers for once so that neither they nor anyone else will ever have to be a soldier again.

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well.

To beautify life is to give it an object.

It is necessary to make virtue fashionable.

The brave forget. It is those who fought less bravely, or those who fought without justice and live in fear of their victory, who forget the least.

Man needs to suffer. When he does not have real griefs he creates them.