Ang karunungan ay nagmumula sa pagtanggap ng aral mula sa mga pagkakamali ng nakaraan. Wisdom comes from accepting lessons from the mistakes of the past. Jose Abad Santos
Ang karunungan ay hindi natutunan sa aklat lamang, kundi sa karanasan at pagmamalasakit sa kapwa. Wisdom is not learned from books alone, but through experience and compassion for others. Jose Abad Santos
Ang karunungan ay hindi lamang natutunan sa silid-aralan kundi sa pakikibaka ng buhay. Wisdom is not only learned in the classroom but through the struggles of life. Vicente Lim
Ang karunungan ay nagmumula sa patuloy na pag-aaral at sa pagtanggap ng mga aral mula sa nakaraan. Wisdom comes from continuous learning and accepting lessons from the past. Vicente Lim
Preeminent political figure throughout most of U.S. colonial rule. Born in 1878, elected to first Philippine national assembly. Sent to Washington as Filipino representative, drafted American legislation that pledged eventual independence for Philippines. Negotiated final independence act in 1935, became president of interim commonwealth. Handsome, mercurial and autocratic, escaped to Corregidor when Japanese invaded; died in the United States in 1944. (In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines - Stanley Karnow)