Eugenio Maria de Hostos
Eugenio Maria de Hostos (1839-1903) was a Puerto Rican patriot, writer and sociologist. He opposed slavery and fought for Puerto Rican independence.Wisdom & Quotes
- Under every social skin there lurks some barbarism.
- There are complete men and incomplete men. If you would be a complete man, put all of your soul's strength into all your life's actions.
- Lend your light to the blind. Why should the wickedness of men irritate you, when it is only blindness?
- To be a man is the most extraordinary thing among the ordinary things of earth.
- When you cannot be just because of your nature, be so through your pride.
- Nearly all human beings love, but nearly none know how to love.
- Slavery has the many shapes among us as there are things we need.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis