Filipino Puzzles
Rizal’s Don’ts
Condensed from the regulations of the Philippine League (Liga Filipino), a co-operative economic society which Rizal organized in Manila just before his deportation, in 1892.
DON’T gamble.
DON’T be a drunkard.
DON’T break the laws.
DON’T be cruel in any way.
DON’T be a rabid partisan.
DON’T be merely a faultfinding critic.
DON’T put yourself in the way of humiliation.
DON’T treat anyone with haughtiness or contempt.
DON’T condemn anyone without first hearing his side.
DON’T abandon the poor man who has right on his side.
DON’T forget those who, worthily, have come to want.
DON’T fail those without means who show application and ability.
DON’T associate with immoral persons or with persons of bad habits.
DON’T overlook the value to our country of new machinery and industries.
DON’T ever cease working for the prosperity and welfare of our native land.