“Favor and disgrace make one fearfulThe greatest misfortune is the self”
“In great misfortunes, people want to be alone. They have a right to be. And the misfortunes that occur within one are the greatest. Surely the saddest thing in the world is falling out of love--if once one has ever fallen in.”
“Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.”
“Being self-taught is no disgrace; but being self-certified is another matter.”
“Christianity remains to this day the greatest misfortune of humanity.”
“Rizal's greatest misfortune is being national hero of the Philippines.”