No one blames a pilot who takes refuge in port when the storm begins to blow. It is not cowardice to duck under a bullet; what is wrong is to defy it only to fall and never rise again.

Friar! What a strange name. I don't remember having created such a thing!

The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they do not suffer because you have not seen their hearts bleed.

He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.

I wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions.

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

To the questioning glance of love, as it flashes out and then conceals itself, speech has no reply; the smile, the kiss, the sigh answer.