Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.

A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.

A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.

Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.

Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.

Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.