Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever. Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.
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In nations composed of both cultured and uncultured elements, the uncultured will govern because it is their habit to attack and resolve doubts with their fists in cases where the cultured have failed in the art of governing. The uncultured masses are lazy and timid in the realm of intelligence, and they want to be governed well. But if the government hurts them, they shake it off and govern themselves.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Art)
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.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Poetry)
Poetry is the work of the bard and of the people who inspire him.
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The general holds back his cavalry to a pace that suits his infantry, for if its infantry is left behind, the cavalry will be surrounded by the enemy.
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Mankind is composed of two sorts of men: those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy.
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Everything that divides men, everything that specified, separates or pens them, is a sin against humanity.
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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 use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft. Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright. A selfish man is a thief.
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Liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.
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Knowing is what counts. To know one's country and govern it with that knowledge is the only way to free it from tyranny.
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