On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.
To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!
While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty.
Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like the beast led by a halter.
The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.
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.