José Rizal

Regret always comes last. :)

— Jose Rizal

The youth is the hope of our future.

— Jose Rizal

“Vice pays for its own freedom.”

— José Rizal

Virtue lies in the middle ground.

— Jose Rizal

“The righteous man pays the sinner's bill.”

— José Rizal

“The gods are leaving.”

— José Rizal

Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils.

— Jose Rizal

The world laughs at another man's pain.

— Jose Rizal

“what is the meaning of that.. can anyone help me.”

— José Rizal

It is not the criminals who arouse the hatred of others, but the men who are honest.

— Jose Rizal

The appetite is sharpened by the first bites.

— Jose Rizal

Dying people don't need medicine, the ones who remain do.

— Jose Rizal

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

— Jose Rizal

It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.

— Jose Rizal

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

— Jose Rizal

Cowardice rightly understood begins with selfishness and ends with shame.

— Jose Rizal

Hold high the brow serene, O youth, where now you stand; Let the bright sheen Of your grace be seen, Fair hope…

— Jose Rizal

To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but…

— Jose Rizal

“A revolution, woven in the dim light of mystery, has kept me from you. Another revolution will return me to your arms,…

— José Rizal

For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms…

— Jose Rizal

“In the Philippines you are not considered to be honorable unless you have been to jail.”

— José Rizal

Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical…

— Jose Rizal

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people.

— Jose Rizal

It is probable that England will look favorably upon the independence of the Philippines, for it will open their ports to her…

— Jose Rizal

Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not think for himself and allows himself…

— Jose Rizal

“When a people holds onto its language, it holds onto a semblance of freedom, like a man who holds onto his independence…

— José Rizal

I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and,…

— Jose Rizal

Of what use are all the codes in the world, if by means of confidential reports, if for trifling reasons, if through…

— Jose Rizal

The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they…

— Jose Rizal

If the Philippines must remain under the control of Spain, they will necessarily have to be transformed in a political sense, for…

— Jose Rizal

My mother is not a woman of ordinary culture. She knows literature and speaks Spanish better than I do. She even corrected…

— Jose Rizal

How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra. "Almost seven years." "Then you have probably forgotten all about…

— Jose Rizal

“Our young people think about nothing more than love affairs and pleasure. They spend more time attempting to seduce and dishonor young…

— José Rizal

“Yes, nitroglycerin,” Simoun repeated slowly, with a frigid smile, staring at the glass flask with delight. “It’s more than nitroglycerin, however. It’s…

— José Rizal

“His soul leaped with joy to see about each neck four or five scapularies and around each waist a knotted girdle, and…

— José Rizal

“What said those two souls communicating through the language of the eyes, more perfect than that of the lips, the language given…

— José Rizal

“[Y]ou accuse these people of ingratitude; let me, one of the people who suffer, defend them. Favors rendered, in order to have…

— José Rizal

“What was exchanged in the language of their eyes, more perfect than their lips, the language afforded the soul so that no…

— José Rizal

“He would have admired one of those fantastic visions, those magic apparitions one sometimes sees in the great theaters of Europe, in…

— José Rizal

“Where are the young who must dedicate their roseate hours, their illusions and enthusiasm to the good of the country? Where are…

— José Rizal