45 Wise Words from Bung Karno About Struggle - Love that Ignites the Spirit

Kapanlagi.com - Ir. Soekarno, or more commonly known as Bung Karno, was the first president of the Republic of Indonesia and also one of the Proclamation Fathers. Bung Karno's wise words had a great impact since the Indonesian struggle for independence.

It was precisely in the midst of that struggle that Bung Karno's wise words were able to ignite the spirit and determination of his comrades. For Bung Karno, Indonesia's struggle was not only against foreign nations or colonizers, but also against human oppression.

To find out more about Bung Karno's wise words, let's take a look at a number of words compiled from various sources below.

1. Wise Words from Bung Karno that Ignite the Spirit

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Bung Karno's shouts are already well known as a spirit of struggle. Wise words from Bung Karno when delivering speeches have even become famous quotes until now.

To experience the sensation of spirit, please read further about Bung Karno's inspiring words below.

1. "Men and women are like the two wings of a bird. If both wings are equally strong, then the bird can fly to the highest peak; but if one of the wings is broken, the bird cannot fly at all."

2. "Whoever wants pearls must dare to dive into the deep sea."

3. "Hang your aspirations as high as the sky! Dream as high as the sky. If you fall, you will fall among the stars."

4. "If we have a strong desire from within our hearts, then the whole universe will work together to make it come true."

5. "Let my suffering be a testimony that the power of a President has its limits. Because enduring power is the power of the people. And above all is the Power of God Almighty."

6. "I prefer a painting of a raging ocean over a peaceful and tranquil rice field."

7. "My struggle is easier because I am fighting against colonizers, but your struggle will be more difficult because you are fighting against your own people."

8. "This nation, the Republic of Indonesia, does not belong to a certain group, religion, ethnic group, or specific customs, but it belongs to all of us from Sabang to Merauke!"

9. "A nation that does not believe in its own strength as a nation cannot stand as an independent nation."

10. "General elections should not be a battleground. The struggle of the party that can break the unity of the Indonesian nation."

11. "If someone still feels ashamed and afraid to do good, then the guarantee for that person is that they will not meet any progress at all."

12. "A thousand parents can dream, one young person can change the world."

13. "I am nothing without the people. I am great because of the people, I fight for the people, and I am the people's voice."

14. "We have not yet lived in the light of the full moon, we still live in the season of change. So stay enthusiastic, eagle of the realm."

15. "Build a world where all nations live in peace and brotherhood."

2. Wise Words from Bung Karno About Love and Struggle

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Besides being a firm person, Bung Karno was also a man full of love. Bung Karno's wise words about love still sound firm. By reflecting on Bung Karno's wise words below, maybe you can contemplate how to pursue love with perseverance.

16. "Never feel that the love you feel makes you suffer, indeed God gives love in your heart as a gift and you must be grateful for it."

17. "A rose does not propagate its fragrance, its fragrance spreads around it on its own."

18. "Write about me with your black ink or white ink. Let history read and answer it."

19. "Two opposing qualities. I can be gentle and I can be talkative. I can be tough and like steel and I can be soft and rhythmic."

20. "Life is not about 'I can do it', but about 'I will try'. Don't think about failure, it is a lesson."

21. "Before you complain about the taste of your food, think about someone who has nothing to eat."

22. "We have not yet lived in the light of the full moon, we still live in the season of change, so stay enthusiastic, eagle of the realm."

23. "A person cannot serve God without serving fellow human beings. God dwells in the shack of the poor."

24. "Before you complain about not having anything, think about someone begging on the streets."

25. "If, for example, God gave me two lives, I would dedicate both lives to the homeland and the nation."

26. "Do not look into the future blindly! The past is very useful as a flare to the future."

27. "If we have a strong desire from within our hearts, then the entire universe will work together to make it happen."

28. "If we cannot provide clothing and food in this rich homeland, then we are truly foolish, we are the most foolish."

29. "From a positive perspective, we cannot develop our cultural personality to the fullest if there is no healthy sense of nationalism."

30. "A nation is a group of tough individuals, they have a desire to unite and have common characteristics that reside in one real geopolitics, one unity."

3. Wise Words from Bung Karno About Aspirations and Nation

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Bung Karno's aspirations with fellow fighters during the struggle, seemed so frightening. However, they dared to deny fear and were optimistic that a bleak future could become bright.

To obtain the same strong spirit in pursuing aspirations like them, try to listen to the following wise words from Bung Karno.

31. "Only a nation that dares to take its own destiny into its own hands can stand strong."

32. "You really have no mercy for fellow living beings. What's wrong with shooting that deer? What if the deer you shoot still has a little child who needs its mother's help? Are you lacking food here?"

33. "A nation consisting only of laborers and becoming laborers among nations. Those masters of justice are not comfortable. Therefore, it is mandatory for every national to prevent that situation as heavily as possible."

34. "I say that our aspirations for social justice are a just and prosperous society that uses industrial tools, very modern technology. Origin not controlled by capitalism."

35. "What has been agreed upon politically should never be debated aesthetically."

36. "We are a great nation, we are not a tofu nation. We will not beg, we will not ask for help, especially if those aids are accompanied by conditions! It is better to eat cassava but be independent, than to eat steak but be a slave."

37. "I leave the natural wealth of Indonesia, let all the great nations of the world envy Indonesia, and I leave it to the Indonesian people themselves to develop it."

38. "Give me ten young people, and I will shake the world."

39. "In my speech, 'Once Independent, Always Independent!' I coined the slogan: 'We love peace, but we love INDEPENDENCE more.'"

40. "The time has come to convince the world that I am not a puppet of Japan."

41. "The people of the desert can survive, why can't we!"

42. "Give me a million elderly people, and I will be able to move Mount Merapi from its place; and give me ten enthusiastic young people, and I will be able to shake the world."

43. "Somehow unity is achieved, somehow unity looks like, but the ship that brings us to Independent Indonesia is the Ship of Unity."

44. "Do not look into the future blindly. The past is very useful as a lighthouse compared to the future."

45. "You have often heard about me, that since the age of 16 I have been involved in movements for the homeland, nation, and ideals."

These are the wise words of Bung Karno that you can use as a source of motivational inspiration.

(kpl/ans)