Literature is the most beautiful of countries Jose Marti More Quotes by Jose Marti More Quotes From Jose Marti Only those who hate the Negro see hatred in the Negro. Jose Marti hate hatred A grain of poetry suffices to season a century. Jose Marti seasons century grain 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. Jose Marti dignity talent simple The dagger plunged in the name of freedom is plunged into the breast of freedom. Jose Marti liberty freedom names Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them. Jose Marti rolling insomnia ideas I know that when the world surrenders, pallid, to repose, the murmur of a tranquil stream through the deep silence flows. Jose Marti flow silence world 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. Jose Marti bread-of-life life-lesson doors It is the duty of man to raise up man. Jose Marti abjection duty men A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with living without wondering whether he lives honestly is like a man who lives from a scoundrel's work and is on the road to being a scoundrel. Jose Marti men children thinking Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity. Jose Marti abjection hatred fire The truthe wakes up once and never dies. Jose Marti wake-up dies Habit creates the appearance of justice; progress has no greater enemy than habit. Jose Marti diversity justice enemy Treacherous assassins, enemies of the people, and worthy of everyone's ridicule are those who, under the pretext of guiding future generations, teach them an isolated system of doctrines and whisper in their ear (instead of the sweet message of love) the barbarous gospel of hate. Jose Marti hate sweet people He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter. Jose Marti stoops torches pairs I have lived in the monster and I know its insides; and my sling is the sling of David. Jose Marti knows monsters Our wine is bitter, but it is our wine. Jose Marti bitter wine identity 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. Jose Marti greek beautiful men Hatred, slavery's inevitable aftermath. Jose Marti aftermath slavery hatred Oh, what company good poets are! Jose Marti company poet A selfish man is a thief. Jose Marti thieves selfish men