While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty.

A man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inaction.

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

What is death to me? I have sown the seeds others will reap.

Each one writes history according to his convenience.

It is not the criminals who arouse the hatred of others, but the honest men.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

Cowardice rightly understood begins with selfishness and ends with shame.

Why independence? If the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow.

Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.

I wish to show those who deny us patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions.

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

The example could encourage others who only fear to start.

Who does not love his tongue is far worse than a brute or stinking fish.

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.

No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.