Quote#Nature
The Philippines should be grateful to you if you would write a…
Quote byJosé Rizal · 1861–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Blumentritt (13 April 1887).
English (original)
The Philippines should be grateful to you if you would write a complete history of our country from an impartial point of view.. But don't expect thanks and laurels--crowns of flowers and laurels are the inventions of free people. But perhaps your children may gather the fruit of what the father planted.
— José Rizal
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