You must shatter the vase to spread its perfume, and smite the rock to get the spark. — Jose Rizal

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

The school of suffering tempers the spirit, the arena of combat strengthens the soul.

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.