We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

A poet often lives in an enchanted land where he sees things not with his eyes but with his feelings.

Your purpose is the only thing you should make your obsession.

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

In all of my movies I've tried to address the need for man - not just Cubans - to have a dream and to fight for that dream, even when he doesn't achieve it. It's a form of happiness.

Always speak the truth.

Bottom line, wasn’t life itself a special occasion?

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.

And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?

If children have interest, then Education happens