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Jose Rizal Quotes

Filipino - Writer | June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896

The youth is the hope of our future.

Future Hope Youth Our

He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.

Love Animal Language Fish Own Worse

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.'

Life Work I Am Me Writing Burn

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!

People Shine Impossible Thought Will

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

Destination Look Back Know Never He

Justice is the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations, while injustice arouses the weakest.

Justice Injustice Virtue Weakest

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.

Time Wish Trying Elders Young March

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

People Civilization Contact Filipino

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

Tyrants Where Slaves

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

Good Opportunity Present Die Lost

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.

Life Great Stone Useless Without

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?

Fitness Man Civilization Citizen Why

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