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"The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin."
"Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?"
"The tyrants are always invoking the sanctity of the state and the glory of the institutions."
"One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is gone and will not present itself again."
"The first poem, like the first kiss, is the first speech of the heart."
"Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy."
"The Philippines, a century hence would either be a territory of the United States or some believe, a completely free nation."
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"While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty."
"The nation that has no heroes, I pity. The nation that has heroes, I envy."
"I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You, who have it to see, welcome it — and forget not those who have fallen during the night."
"My aim is to show those who mix up socialism and communism that they are mistaken, that what they are mixing up are China and Japan."
"Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world."
"There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves."
"The example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other."
"Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him at once to inaction."
"I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You who have it to see, welcome it – and forget not those who have fallen during the night."
"The glory of saving a country is not just for one person but for all."
"The tyrants are our strength."
"I am going to die with a tranquil conscience."
"The nation does not find its way in this world, just sitting around in fear."
"A country that does not know how to work and does not want to work will be poor, and at the mercy of other nations."
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"We cannot be indifferent to this cry of the human heart. It is also our obligation."
"The one who does not look after his own language shows that he has lost his sense of self-respect."
"It is not that the people trust their leaders too little, but that they trust them too much."
"We must win love, not merely obedience and submission."
"He who does not love his own nation cannot appreciate other nations."
"The god who would save us must descend from the cross of his own free will."
"The man who doesn’t know where he came from does not know where he is going."
"A man who does not love his native language is capable of any crime."
"Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang hayop at malansang isda."
"Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda."
"The glory of saving a country is not for one person alone."
"To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence, it would be to doubt everything."
"The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others."
"The longer the tyranny, the more disastrous it is."
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"Laban lang! (Keep fighting!)"
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal."
"The church — indeed — hopes we become like the first Christians, many of whom were saved during usurers and with disreputable professions. But Godlessness..."
"I am going to die with the satisfaction of having dedicated this longer or shorter life to a movement that has not disappointed me."
"The glory of a save a country is not for a person alone."
"One only dies once, and if one doesn't die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again."
"That which is not good for the beehive, cannot be good for the bees."
"Man works for an object. Remove object, and we have selfishness, dissipation of effort."
"In the Middle Ages, the people went to Spain, in search of knowledge; at present, the people go to Spain, to have debts of gratitude paid."
"Where there is no greater interest to manage, there ceases to be patriotic spirit."
"The greatest misfortune of a person is to have no interest in what is great and good."
"He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and a smelly fish."
"Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like the beast led by a halter."
"While a people preserves its language, it preserves the marks of liberty."
"I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You, who have it to see, welcome it--and forget not those who have fallen during the night!"
"The first requisite of civilization is that of justice."
"The tyrants pass, but the enslaved remain."
"The slavery of women is far crueler than that of men."
"A government of the people by the people permits this upside-down cake; what can we do but turn it right side up?"
"To the illustrious fender of my country's honor."
"Intagalog is the language of interest in the Philippines; it is the language of beasts."
"Now the invincible pen and not the sword has saved us."
"Ang tao ay may dangal at di dapat maging alipin ng sinuman."
"He who comes up with an idea surpasses those who carry out ideas."
"Knowledge without work is nothing."
"Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... we must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it."
"You will give wings to the influence of a man when you can reach his better instincts through the call of his humanity."
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the fields without becoming a part of any edifice."
"The most important thing comes first. Without independence, how can there be freedom? And without freedom will any improvement be possible?"
"He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish."
"To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open the book that tells of her past."
"Never was a regenerative idea brought by the reactionists, the war was won by affiliative love."
"The glory of saving a country is not for those who think of themselves, but for those who think of the whole."
"The reign of evil never withstands the power of a well-dressed idea."
"Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inactivity."
"Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay mahigit sa malansang isda."
"The scholar is nurtured by the fire of loneliness and the thinker by the whirlwind in the sky."
"To be truly educated is to be genuinely interested in one’s roots."
"We are all travelers who seek answers in the horizon of life."
"An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship."
"The church rides humanity and leads it wherever it pleases."
"I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You, who will see it, welcome it for me."
"The most powerful weapon you can use to change the world is education."
"The nation that has no pride in its history is like a person without a memory."
"We are like stars. We fall so that new light can emerge from us."
"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."
"The youth is the hope of our future."
"He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination."
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice."
"In the field of world policy, I would dedicate this book to the oppressed, the downtrodden and the infirm."
"On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart."
"I die without seeing dawn's light shining on my country... You who will see it, welcome it for me...don't forget those who fell during the nighttime."
"To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open the book that tells her past."
"It is a well-known fact that a people that loves freedom will in the end be free."
"Man works for an object. Remove that object, and you reduce him into inaction."
"There are no tyrants where there are no slaves."
"I have always loved my poor country, and I am sure I shall love her to the last moment, even though I am to be sentenced to death."
"Inspiration fosters belief in the worthwhileness of any undertaking."
"The Philippines, still in self-contemplation, on its way to unity and peace."
"What matters fame or country? To serve the fatherland where he is most sorely harmed!"
"The tyrant's power dissolves when the oppressed rise."
"Peace be upon you! Here, all of you are Filipinos, brothers of a common blood in one race!"
"Every individual is a Philosopher by nature; all people meet their first school in the universe."
"Have faith in the future of your country and yourself! The Philippines will be redeemed when its people are virtuous and informed."
"Man is multiplied by man, and the least of men is therefore not unimportant."
"It is a sin not to strive to do good — and an unpardonable transgression to not try to end it."
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