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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal Without the Overcoat

“Rizal learned the right ideas at the wrong time, and for this he was shot.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal Without the Overcoat

“Who says history is stagnant? For a historian, facts do not change; it is the way we look at things, our interpretations, that are always changing. This is what makes history exciting - that we can always find something new in what is old.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal Without the Overcoat

“Mahirap ngayon ang educational system. They're out for the degree, not knowledge.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo