"He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination."
- José Rizal
"What said those two souls communicating through the language of the eyes, more perfect than that of the lips, the language given to the soul in order that sound may not mar the ecstasy of feeling? In ..."
"I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and, accordingly, to the sacrifices or the selfishness of its forefathers. -Juan..."
"Countrymen: I have given proofs, as well as the best of you, of desiring liberty for our country, and I continue to desire it. But I place as a premise the education of the people, so that by means of..."
"I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others."
"Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?"
"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!"
"How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra."Almost seven years.""Then you have probably forgotten all about it.""Quite the contrary. Even if my country does seem to have forgot..."