To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence, it would be to doubt everything; and then what is life for?

I do not write for this generation. I am writing for other ages. If this could read me, they would burn my books, the work of my whole life. On the other hand, the generation which interprets these writings will be an educated generation; they will understand me and say: 'Not all were asleep in the nighttime of our grandparents.'

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

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.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

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.

Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.

It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.

I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.

No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.