721 Quotes by Rodolfo Martin Vitangcol

Give to beggar standing next to vendor,vendor thinks: “Better beg than be vendor.”Buy from vendor standing next to beggar,beggar thinks: “Better sell than be beggar.

You do not have to be filthy wealthyin order to be extremely happy.Neither must you, too, be truly needyin order to be very unhappy.The poor man’s sadness losing a euro,same felt by rich losing in casino.The poor man’s joy getting an old mono,same felt by rich buying a new stereo.

What is love? Love is not all selflessnesslike give, share, sacrifice, kiss, and caress.Love’s any that brings peace, justice, progress:It could be hatred, greed, war, and redress.Hatred? Hatred for all kinds of evil!Greed? Greed to take back all grabbed by evil!War? War against all forces of evil.Redress? Redress all harm wrought by evil.

If you’re born rich, congrats! If not, take heart!Options so abounding, the world so vast!Nowadays there are no more alibis,why we ought to remain poor all our lives.We have this dictum where you I will tour:“It is not your fault that you were born poor,but it’s already your fault, you died poor!”What a great saying, big truth it conjures!

If yours “love of self,” you live for yourself;in midst of ruin, you might kill yourself.If “love of others,” you live for others;in midst of ruin, you pressed on harder.

Seeking to please the world? A dream so tall!How friendly you may be, can’t please them all!Hardly had you stepped in than you’ve got foes:Could be your skin color, eyes, lips, or nose.Why yet seek to please the world, not yourself,when the world itself couldn’t please itself.If you care too much how the world sees you,you’d be living a life that is not you!

To your loved ones, just keep on being good;of peers and friends, just keep on saying good;at work, just keep on doing what is good.Truly, for your soul and fortune they’re food!

Firefighters fight fires with their fire hoses.Boxers fight opponents with their punches.Tamers fight savage lions with their whips.Can the rich fight poverty with their lips?The rich are the pols, royals, and churches,who often champion the poor and homeless,organizing campaigns—so all well-meant—seeking donations except their own wealth.

Some came to savor the life of the world,as others came to bring life to the world.The former would leave the world with no mark,the latter with everlasting impact.