Quotes from Dr. Jose P. Rizal

The sea, the sea is everything! Its sovereign mass brings to me atoms of a myriad faraway lands;Its bright smile animates me in the limpid mornings. And when at the end of day my faith has failed me, My heart echoes the sound of its sorrow in the sands! (Mi Retiro)

The world laughs at another man's pain.

There are no tyrants where there are no slaves. (El Filibusterismo)

To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence it would be to doubt everything.

To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.

Today is Christmas Eve. Whether or not Christ was born exactly on this date is not important. But chronological accuracy has nothing to do with tonight's event. A grand genius had been born who preached truth and love; who suffered because of his mission; and on account of his sufferings the world has become better, if not saved. Only it gives me nausea to see how some people abuse his name to commit numerous crimes. If he is in heaven, he will certainly protest! (24 December 1886)

Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.

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

Virtue lies in the middle ground.

What is built on sand sooner or later would tumble down.

You must shatter the vase to spread its perfume, and smite the rock to get the spark!" (El Filibusterismo)