Rights are to be taken, not requested; seized, not begged for. Jose Marti More Quotes by Jose Marti More Quotes From Jose Marti A grain of poetry suffices to season a century. Jose Marti seasonscenturygrain 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 dignitytalentsimple The dagger plunged in the name of freedom is plunged into the breast of freedom. Jose Marti libertyfreedomnames 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 rollinginsomniaideas I know that when the world surrenders, pallid, to repose, the murmur of a tranquil stream through the deep silence flows. Jose Marti flowsilenceworld 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-lifelife-lessondoors It is the duty of man to raise up man. Jose Marti abjectiondutymen 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 menchildrenthinking Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity. Jose Marti abjectionhatredfire The truthe wakes up once and never dies. Jose Marti wake-updies Habit creates the appearance of justice; progress has no greater enemy than habit. Jose Marti diversityjusticeenemy 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 hatesweetpeople He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter. Jose Marti stoopstorchespairs I have lived in the monster and I know its insides; and my sling is the sling of David. Jose Marti knowsmonsters Our wine is bitter, but it is our wine. Jose Marti bitterwineidentity 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 greekbeautifulmen Hatred, slavery's inevitable aftermath. Jose Marti aftermathslaveryhatred Oh, what company good poets are! Jose Marti companypoet A selfish man is a thief. Jose Marti thievesselfishmen No fruit on earth can rival the cemetery's crop Jose Marti rivalsfruitearth
