Quote #56
A gem of a man. (Un perla de hombre.)
More from Jose Rizal
- Rizal is the spirit of contradiction; a soul that dreads the revolution, although deep down desires it.
- His coming to the world is like the appearance of a rare comet, whose brilliance appears only every other century.
- One of the best exemplars of nationalist thinking.
- The life Rizal lived is a more abiding gift than the things he said and wrote. His life will forever be of inestimable importance.
- To echo the first Filipino, you get the Rizal you deserve. (alluding to Rizal's statement, 'You get the government you deserve')
- Sleep in the shadows of nothingness Redeemer of an enslaved land-- Don't weep in the mystery of the tomb Nor grieve the momentary triumph o…
- The first Filipino.
- Rizal, Jose (1891, Ghent) El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed). English translation by Charles Derbyshire published 1912, Philippine Educ…