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“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.”
“Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.”
“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.”
“It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.”
“Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.”
“Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.”
“Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making.”
“To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.”
“The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest.”
“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.”
“If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.”
“Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud voice.”
“Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble contains in a rough state a statue as beautiful as the one that Praxiteles the Greek made of the god Apollo.”
“Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.”
“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 love, then it is invincible.”
“In truth, men speak too much of danger.”
“Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.”
“It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you.”
“Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.”
“Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men.”