There now exists a factor which was formerly lacking - the spirit of the nation has been aroused, and a common misfortune, a common debasement, has united all the inhabitants of the Islands. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
Wealth brings with it refinement, the spirit of conservation, while poverty inspires adventurous ideas, the desire to change things, and has little care for life. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
“What said those two souls communicating through the language of the eyes, more perfect than that of the lips, the language given to the… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“What was exchanged in the language of their eyes, more perfect than their lips, the language afforded the soul so that no sound disturbs… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
“He would have admired one of those fantastic visions, those magic apparitions one sometimes sees in the great theaters of Europe, in which the… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“The glory of saving a country doesn't mean having to use the measures that contributed to its ruin!” — José Rizal Copy Share Image
Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were… — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
“When a people holds onto its language, it holds onto a semblance of freedom, like a man who holds onto his independence when he… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“Countrymen: I have given proofs, as well as the best of you, of desiring liberty for our country, and I continue to desire it.… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“In the Philippines you are not considered to be honorable unless you have been to jail.” — José Rizal Copy Share Image
