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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The awful penalty of success is the haunting dread of subsequent failure.

In every opportunity, question your beliefs. Don’t forget that most of the beliefs are preposterous empty stories!

You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.

But why must choices always lie along a linear spectrum with two poles instead of say among a sphere of possibilities

I remember the past, and I learn from it. I rejoice and celebrate in the present, and I re-imagine the future. Now is the moment that never ends.

Don't look now, but there's one too many in this room and I think it's you.

The low desire, the base design That makes another's virtues less.

If you let it, the noise of the world will drown out the voice of God, which is your intuition.

Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be people who oppose it.

Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.