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.

Quote by Jose Marti

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The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.

One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.

One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of...

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of...

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is...

Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is...

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance...

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance...

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm...

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm...

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

A genuine man goes to the roots. To be a radical is no more than...

A genuine man goes to the roots. To be a radical is no more than...

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to...

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to...

Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the...

Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the...

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.

He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is...

He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is...

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in...

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in...

Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble...

Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble...

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

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

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and...

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and...