Quote #44
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted in the field without becoming part of an edifice.
More from Jose Rizal
- Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?
- You must shatter the vase to spread its perfume, and smite the rock to get the spark.
- There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.
- The school of suffering tempers the spirit, the arena of combat strengthens the soul.
- Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers!
- The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.
- Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers.
- Pure and spotless must the victim be if the sacrifice is to be acceptable.