Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers. — Jose Rizal

Believing in accidents is like believing in miracles--both presuppose that God does not know the future.

Truth does not need to borrow garments from error. (Also translated as: Truth does not need to borrow garments from falsehood.)

I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land.You who have it to see, welcome it--and forget not those who have fallen during the night!