Jose Rizal Quotes

On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

The youth is the hope of our future.

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.

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.

I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.

Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.

I have to believe much in God because I have lost my faith in man.

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.

No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.

Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.

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

Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils.

He who would love much has also much to suffer.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... We must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it. And when the people reaches that height, God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, tyranny will crumble like a house of cards, and liberty will shine out like the first dawn.

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

The example could encourage others who only fear to start.

The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they do not suffer because you have not seen their hearts bleed.

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

I wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions.

Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inaction.