Rizal’s Essays and Other Writings

Reported by:
Rushel Flores Samut
Federick Chy Felix
Jared Noah Valdez
Jose Rizal’s Don’ts (15 DON’TS)
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Condensed from the regulations of the Philippine
League (Liga Filipino), a co-operative economic
society which Rizal organized in Manila just before
his deportation, in 1892.
 Jose Rizal’s Dont’s

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DON’T Gamble
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DON’T be a drunkard
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DON’T break the laws
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DON’T be cruel in any way
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DON’T be a rabid partisan
 Jose Rizal’s Dont’s
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DON’T be merely a fault-finding critic
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DON’T put yourself in the way of humiliation
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DON’T treat anyone with haughtiness or contempt
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DON’T condemn anyone without first hearing his side
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DON’T abandon the poor man who has
right on his side
 Jose Rizal’s Dont’s
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DON'T forget those who, worthily, have come to want.
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DON'T fail those without means who show application and
ability.
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DON'T associate with immoral persons or with persons of
bad habits.
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DON'T overlook the value to our country of new machinery
and industries.
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DON'T ever cease working for the prosperity and welfare of
our native land.
 Filipino Proverbs
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Also known as SALAWIKAIN
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Echo the values of the Philippines. Though they have been
retold and passed down from one generation to another,
and the values and lessons they impart to us still hold true
to this day.
 PROVERB
(SALAWIKAIN)
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Is an old and popular saying that
illustrate something such as a
basic truth or practical precept
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In May 1889, while living in
London, Jose Rizal contributed these
examples of Tagalog sayings to
Trübner’s Record, a journal devoted
to the literature of the East.
 TAGALOG SAYINGS
CONTRIBUTED BY: DR. JOSE
RIZAL
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Ibang hari ibang ugali.
New king, new fashion.
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He who finishes his words finds himself wanting
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Man promises while in need
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Too many words, too little work
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The fish is caught through the mouth
 Memory Gems of Rizal’s Writings
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Without liberty there is no light.
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One evil does not correct another.
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My dearest wish is the happiness of my country.
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It is a useless life which is not consecrated to a great idea.
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A man keeps his independence while he holds to his own
way of thinking.
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If our country is ever to be free it will not be through vice
and crime.
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Knowledge is the heritage of mankind, but only the
courageous inherit it.
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It is better to honor a good man in life than to worship him
after he is dead.
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Resignation is not always a virtue; it is a crime when it
encourages tyrants.
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In the flames of war those who suffer most are the
defenseless and the innocent.
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I have worked for the good of my native land, I have
consecrated my life to the welfare of others
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We need criticism to keep us awake, it makes us see our
weakness so that we may correct them
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There are three ways in which one may accompany the
course of progress: in front of, beside, or behind it
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Where are the young men who will consecrate their best
years, their ambitions and their enthusiasms to the welfare
of their native land?
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