Quote#Self
It was a world which granted privileges to some and imposed…
Quote byJosé Rizal · 1861–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Laughter and Tears", an essay (c.1884).
English (original)
It was a world which granted privileges to some and imposed prohibitions on others...Endowed with strength and eager to learn, one had to drag himself in a narrow prison cell when he could see an open field, a vast horizon in the distance; when he could feel the beatings of a heart; and when he believed himself entitled to enjoy the beauty of a dream.
— José Rizal
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