“the esteemed ornament of Filipino Culture.”
As a quote by Wenceslao Retana in "81 Years of Premio Zobel Legacy of Philippine Literature in Spanish" by Lourdes Castrillo Brillantes. Vibal Publishing House, Inc. 2006.
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“Our self-esteem and conceit are European, but our culture and actions are Asiatic.”
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)

As quoted by Hartendorp “Don Pañong – Genius" in Philippine Magazine (September 1929).
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2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget
Source: World views. From Fragmentation to Integration (1994), p. 8

“An ornament and a safeguard.”
Decus et tutamen.
Source: Aeneid (29–19 BC), Book V, Line 262; inscription on some British one-pound coins up until 2015. The line was suggested by John Evelyn for the edge legend on the new milled coinage of Charles II of England from 1662 on to discourage clipping. He had seen it on the edge of a mirror belonging to Cardinal Richelieu (recorded in his book Numismata in 1697). The suggestion was adopted.