A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.
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Jose Marti
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About Jose Marti
José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was a political activist and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spani…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Jose MartiWe are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering, not to profit from the people, from the work created and sustained through their spirit of political association, while refu…
The struggles waged by nations are weak only when they lack support in the hearts of their women.
But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet l…
The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well.
He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief.
A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.
But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet l…
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He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief.
Men are like the stars some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.
But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet l…
Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.
Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well.
The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets Those who have you, o Liberty, do not know. you. Those who do not have you should not speak of you, but win you.
Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.
Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.
An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.