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

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

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...

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.

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 selfish man is a thief.

A selfish man is a thief.

One is guilty of all abjection that one does not help to relieve.

One is guilty of all abjection that one does not help to relieve.

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.

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

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

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of...

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of...

Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers....

Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers....

Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve...

Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve...

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just...

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just...

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 the duty of man to raise up man.

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

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...

Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud...

Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud...

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.

Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in...

Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in...

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...

A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with...

A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with...