One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army. Jose Marti More Quotes by Jose Marti More Quotes From Jose Marti The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance trade in order to ensure freedom; the country that wants to die sells only to one country , and the country that wants to survive sells to more than one. Jose Marti balanceordercountry Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some. Jose Marti realspiritualmen All is beautiful and unceasing, Jose Marti lightbeautifulfirsts Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men. Jose Marti equilibriumcharactermen It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you. Jose Marti without-youlibertyspeak The brave forget. It is those who fought less bravely, or those who fought without justice and live in fear of their victory, who forget the least. Jose Marti victorybraveryjustice 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. Jose Marti honestymenchildren Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing. Jose Marti stateswingsmen But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed and privilege to build up over whole centuries the indignation of a pious spirit, with its natural following of oppressed souls, will cast down with a single shove. Jose Marti greedsoulsun 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. Jose Marti mudlibertywinning 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. Jose Marti riskgivingideas There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so. Jose Marti mayhappyhappiness Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud voice. Jose Marti loud-voicesjudgingenemy He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical. Jose Marti depthshoulddoe A knowledge of different literatures is the best way to free one's self from the tyranny of any of them. Jose Marti diversityselfjustice Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas. Jose Marti mistressbedideas Nature has placed the need to see justice done in some souls, and the need to flout and affront it in others. Jose Marti souljusticeneeds In truth, men speak too much of danger. Jose Marti too-muchspeakmen Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love. Jose Marti hatemade A poem is something sacred. Let no one Take it for anything except itself. Jose Marti sacred
