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

Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.
Jose Marti

It is necessary to make virtue fashionable.
Jose Marti

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

It is the duty of man to raise up man.
Jose Marti

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.
Jose Marti

There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.
Jose Marti

It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you.
Jose Marti