Jose Rizal Quotes on Life
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One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.
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To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.
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No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.
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Virtue lies in the middle ground.
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Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.
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Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers.
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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.
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The life Rizal lived is a more abiding gift than the things he said and wrote. His life will forever be of inestimable importance.