Jose Rizal Quotes

Jose Rizal
Filipino Writer
Born: Jun 19, 1861
Died: Dec 30, 1896
God Life People Philippines Will World
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He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination. Jose Rizal
Destination Will Back Never He Know Look Does How Came His Get Where Who
There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves. Jose Rizal
Tyrants Where Slaves
As God has not made anything useless in this world, as all beings fulfill obligations or a role in the sublime drama of Creation, I cannot exempt from this duty, and small though it be, I too have a mission to fill, as for example: alleviating the sufferings of my fellowmen. Jose Rizal
God Obligations World Made Example Duty Creation Too Drama Though Small Alleviating Mission For Example Exempt Sublime Role Anything Cannot Fulfill Useless Beings Fill Sufferings
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. Jose Rizal
Life Great Field Part Ideal Like Edifice Without Becoming Stone Any Useless Wasted Consecrated
I do not write for this generation. I am writing for other ages. If this could read me, they would burn my books, the work of my whole life. On the other hand, the generation which interprets these writings will be an educated generation; they will understand me and say: 'Not all were asleep in the nighttime of our grandparents.' Jose Rizal
Life Work Me Generation Writing Will Nighttime Other This Generation Our Books Say Would Could Write Writings Read Understand Am Educated Were Hand Burn Which Ages Asleep Grandparents Whole
To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence, it would be to doubt everything; and then what is life for? Jose Rizal
Life God Own Doubt Everything Would Would-Be Then Conscience Consequence
I may be what my enemies desire me to be, yet never an accusation are they able to hurl against me which makes me blush or lower my forehead; and I hope that God will be merciful enough with me, to prevent me from committing one of those faults which would involve my family. Jose Rizal
Hope God Family Me Enemies Will Enough Faults Those Would Hurl Able Prevent Never Merciful Involve Makes Forehead Accusation May Committing Blush Which Against Lower Desire
My countrymen, I have given proofs that I am one most anxious for liberties for our country, and I am still desirous of them. But I place as a prior condition the education of the people, that by means of instruction and industry our country may have an individuality of its own and make itself worthy of these liberties. Jose Rizal
Education People Country Own Our Liberties Worthy Given Individuality Countrymen Most Instruction Make Industry Prior Am Still Condition Itself Anxious May Place Them Means
Justice is the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations, while injustice arouses the weakest. Jose Rizal
Justice Injustice Virtue Weakest Foremost Nations While Races
One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again. Jose Rizal
Good Opportunity Will Lost Once Good Opportunity Only Well Does Itself Die Dies Again Present
The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition. It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines! Jose Rizal
People Impossible Philippines Will Thought Shine Flame Other Recognition Somehow Divine Forth Inhabitants Filipino Compel
While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty. Jose Rizal
People Liberty Language Preserves Marks While
China will consider herself fortunate if she succeeds in keeping herself intact and is not dismembered or partitioned among the European powers that are colonizing the continent of Asia. Jose Rizal
Will Consider Herself Powers She Continent Intact China Asia Succeeds Fortunate European Among Keeping
Experience has everywhere shown us, and especially in the Philippines, that the classes which are better off have always been addicted to peace and order because they live comparatively better and may be the losers in civil disturbances. Jose Rizal
Peace Experience Better Philippines Live Addicted Everywhere Civil Classes Better Off Because Always Losers Been Off May Order Which Us Shown Comparatively
The people no longer has confidence in its former protectors, now its exploiters and executioners. The masks have fallen. Jose Rizal
Confidence People Masks Longer Protector Fallen Former Now
We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions. Jose Rizal
Time Wish Nation Young Our Gaze Approval Must Shall Over Make Read Halt Trying From Time To Time Turn Elders Actions March
The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people. Jose Rizal
People Thrive Every Embraces Civilization Contact Filipino Lives
The batteries are gradually becoming charged, and if the prudence of the government does not provide an outlet for the currents that are accumulating, some day the spark will be generated. Jose Rizal
Government Day Will Batteries Charged Some Outlet Does Becoming Provide Accumulate Prudence Gradually Currents Spark
If the Philippines secure their independence after heroic and stubborn conflicts, they can rest assured that neither England, nor Germany, nor France, and still less Holland, will dare to take up what Spain has been unable to hold. Jose Rizal
Philippines Will Independence Rest Heroic Assured France Dare Unable Secure Has-Been Neither Stubborn Take Still Been Nor Up Germany Hold After Conflicts Spain Holland Less England
Of what use are all the codes in the world, if by means of confidential reports, if for trifling reasons, if through anonymous traitors any honest citizen may be exiled or banished without a hearing, without a trial? Jose Rizal
World Citizen Trial Trifling Through Anonymous Without Hearing Traitors Reports Any Banished May Confidential Means Use Reasons Codes Honest
Since it is necessary to grant six million Filipinos their rights, so that they may be in fact Spaniards, let the government grant these rights freely and spontaneously, without damaging reservations, without irritating mistrust. Jose Rizal
Government Rights Fact Since Freely Spontaneously Without Mistrust May Six In Fact Irritating Grant Reservations Million Necessary Damaging
Perhaps the great American Republic, whose interests lie in the Pacific and who has no hand in the spoliation of Africa, may someday dream of foreign possession. Jose Rizal
Great Lie Great American Possession Dream Someday Perhaps Foreign Hand American May Africa Pacific Republic Interests American Republic Who Whose
No one ceases to be a man, no one forfeits his rights to civilization merely by being more or less uncultured, and since the Filipino is regarded as a fit citizen when he is asked to pay taxes or shed his blood to defend the fatherland, why must this fitness be denied him when the question arises of granting him some right? Jose Rizal
Fitness Man Rights Citizen Pay Fatherland Must Be A Man Some More More Or Less Civilization No-One He Arises Merely Since Shed Him His Denied Question Fit Blood Ceases Being Regarded Taxes Asked Less Filipino Why Right Defend
The Spaniard is gallant and patriotic, and sacrifices everything, in favorable moments, for his country's good. He has the intrepidity of his bull. Jose Rizal
Good Country Everything Favorable Sacrifices He Bull His Patriotic Gallant Moments
Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces. Jose Rizal
World Physical Divinity Powerful Most Most Powerful Forces Knows Operation Ethical Necessity Set
I have recommended in my writings the study of civic virtues, without which there is no redemption. I have written likewise (and repeat my words) that reforms, to be beneficial, must come from above, that those which come from below are irregularly gained and uncertain. Jose Rizal
Words Beneficial Virtues Those Must Recommended Civic Above Uncertain Writings Written Study Come Likewise Redemption Without Repeat Reforms Which Gained Below

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