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“Hindi mo ba alam na walang kabuluhan ang buhay na hindi iniuukol sa isang dakilang layunin? Isa itong munting batong nasadlak sa parang sa halip na naging bahagi ng
isang gusali.”
—Si Simoun sa Kabanata 7: Simoun”
― Virgilio S. Almario, El Filibusterismo

“It’s true I can neither love my country nor be happy here, but I can suffer and die in it, and for it. That always counts for something. Let my country’s misfortunes be mine, and though a noble thought cannot unite us, though our hearts do not beat with the same name, at least my comrades are united by a common misery, at least I cry at their pain, and the same misfortune oppresses all our hearts.”
― José Rizal, El Filibusterismo

“Resignation is not always virtuous: sometimes it’s even a crime if it promotes tyranny. There are no despots where there are no slaves. Men are evil enough in themselves to abuse complacency whenever they find it.”
― José Rizal, El Filibusterismo

“Humility is embracing our faults so we are able to soften our criticism towards others. It is seeing the world through the eyes of another without judgment.”

Excerpt From: Sarah Voldeng. “The Art of an Enlightened Woman.” Apple Books.”
― Sarah Voldeng, The Art of an Enlightened Woman: A Manifesto