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.

When there is in nature no fixed condition, how much less must there be in the life of a people, beings endowed with mobility and movement!

Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils.

To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.

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.

Cowardice rightly understood begins with selfishness and ends with shame.

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.