I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others.

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

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.

Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils.

The example could encourage others who only fear to start.

How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra. "Almost seven years." "Then you have probably forgotten all about it." "Quite the contrary. Even if my country does seem to have forgotten me, I have always thought about it.

But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good, would we be guilty if we prevented them from doing us evil?