Better die standing than live kneeling.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you.

Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil.

Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.