To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past. Jose Rizal More Quotes by Jose Rizal More Quotes From Jose Rizal 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. Jose Rizal punishment father son Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inaction. Jose Rizal remove objects men Let us not ask for miracles, let us not ask for concern with what is good for the country of him who comes as a stranger to make his fortune and leave afterwards. Jose Rizal noli-me-tangere miracle country Law has no skin, reason has no nostrils. Jose Rizal skins law reason No, let us not make God in our image, poor inhabitants that we are of a distant planet lost in infinite space. However brilliant and sublime our intelligence may be, it is scarcely more than a small spark which shines and in an instant is extinguished, and it alone can give us no idea of that blaze, that conflagration, that ocean of light! Jose Rizal ocean light ideas Man is multiplied by the number of languages he possesses and speaks. Jose Rizal noli-me-tangere numbers men Dying people don't need medicine, the ones who remain do. Jose Rizal medicine dying people I believe in revelation, but not in revelation which each religion claims to possess, but in the living revelation which surrounds us on every side - mighty, eternal, unceasing, incorruptible, clear, distinct, universal as is the being from whom it proceeds, in that revelation which speaks to us and penetrates us from the moment we are born until we die. Jose Rizal speak sides believe 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 forgotten me, I have always thought about it. Jose Rizal seven-years long country God has made man a cosmopolite. He created seas for ships to glide on, the wind to push them, and the stars to guide them even in darkest night. Jose Rizal stars men night Hold high the brow serene, Jose Rizal serene youth grace Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds. Jose Rizal climate doe way The world laughs at another man's pain. Jose Rizal pain laughing men But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good, would we be guilty if we prevented them from doing us evil? Jose Rizal abuse evil men To the questioning glance of love, as it flashes out and then conceals itself, speech has no reply; the smile, the kiss, the sigh answer. Jose Rizal kissing speech answers The appetite is sharpened by the first bites. Jose Rizal appetite food firsts Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were as useful as a bishop's mire it would be rejected. Once you are defeated let the humblest-looking among you sponsor it and your enemies to humble you will approve it. Jose Rizal hate humble ideas Each one writes history according to his convenience. Jose Rizal convenience writing Virtue lies in the middle ground. Jose Rizal middle virtue lying Tomorrow at 7, I shall be shot; but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going to die with a tranquil conscience. Jose Rizal innocent rebellion tomorrow
