Monday, April 9, 2018

Don Salvador Araneta Quotable Quotes



Quotable Quotes from one of the founder of my Alma Mater, Don Salvador Araneta. From the book Glimpses on the life, philosophy, and advocacies of Dr. Salvador Z. Araneta by Dr. Josefina Callangan, Abraham Blancaflor, and Dr. Ma. Corazon V. Tadena. Published by De La Salle Araneta University. 
  • If you have to make decision, act on it quickly.
  • To reach the promised land of plenty, we must realize that we have to cross the desert of austerity.
  • I believe in God, in love of our country and people, in the independence of Church and State, but not in the independence of State from God.
  • If you wish to succeed in life, continue to grow spiritually, intellectually, and socially.
  • Please remember that man never remains the same. He either moves forward or falls background.
  • Stick to integrity and remain righteous.
  • Success without integrity is hallow and empty.
  • If you want an answer for the world, the best place to start is with yourself.
  •  Indeed, you may have many things to give – your time, your expertise, your service – you have your whole self to give. The sooner you start giving yourself, the sooner you will receive in return.
  • Always keep your vision and ambition high, and your feet down to the earth, and you will be a worthy son of your Alma Mater.
  • It’s better not to accept any medicine, than to take a bad one.
  • In the formative years, you have a real good chance to mold the character of a person. Try to teach them unselfishness and love of country.
  • Job giver, not a job seeker.
  • Never quarrel with a woman for you will go nowhere.
  • You just see the forest but not the trees.
  • I give to you this University. Love it deeply and nature it well for the young generation.
  • Do your job to the best you can, and do not worry about anything else.
  • What matters, for man to have reached the moon, if in the process he has lost his soul.
  • GAUF is yours to build or to destroy.
  • St. La Salle is my favorite Saint, and I admire his tenets about the youth and about education.  



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