Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

We 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 refusing to contribute to the political state that we profit from.

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.