To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.

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 youth is the hope of our future.

Just know that if you move forward with honesty, faith and love, everything will be alright.

Wine that maketh glad the heart of man.

Now, settle down, settle down. Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here.

Strategy is buying a bottle of fine wine when you take a lady out for dinner. Tactics is getting her to drink it.

The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives.

Once I turned pro, so to speak, I put away childish things forever.

Perhaps, thought Talon, there was a path in between. A way to shed their ignorance without losing their souls.

Before a dream is realized the soul of the world tests everything that was learned along the way.

Stories have inspired me all my life. I like reading about what other people have done and it inspires me to share my own stories, and encourage people to make their own life stories.

Anyway, to cut off one's biological dreams seems to me the most fundamental form of psychic castration that you could imagine.