José Ingenieros Quotes

Men and declining nations live by remembering where they come from; brilliant men and strong nations only need to know where they are going.

The man who has lost the ability to erase his hatred is old, irreparably.

It is beautiful for parents to become friends with their children, dispelling all fear from them but inspiring great respect.

Let's teach to forgive, but let's also teach not to offend. It would be more efficient.

One is not born young, youth must be acquired. And without an ideal, it cannot be acquired.

Most people pray with the same lips they use to lie.

Let's admit that the first offense is due to ignorance; but let's believe that the second one is often due to villainy.

Strong men experience what kites do; they rise when the wind opposing their ascent is stronger.

The human life represents, most of the time, an equation between the past and the future.

Those who complain about how the ball bounces are those who don't know how to hit it.

Intellectual curiosity is the denial of all dogmas and the driving force behind free inquiry.

Imagination and experience go hand in hand. They don't go alone.