Cowardice rightly understood begins with selfishness and ends with shame.
God has made man a cosmopolite. He created seas for ships to glide on, the wind to push them, and the stars to guide them even in darkest night.
Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.
One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.
The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.
I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.