black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.

Cesare Pavese

Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
CESARE PAVESE

Absence Life Smoking
We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
CESARE PAVESE

Feeling Heart Ourselves Word
No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
CESARE PAVESE

Goodness Reason Suicide
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries.
CESARE PAVESE

Contemporary Existence History Woman
There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.
CESARE PAVESE

Enemy Generosity Man Revenge Yourself
Don’t mix wine and women.
CESARE PAVESE

One Liner Wine Woman
The world, the future, is now within you as your past, as experience, skill in technique, and the rich, everlasting mystery is found to be childish you that, at the time, you made no effort to possess.
CESARE PAVESE

Effort Experience Future Past Skills Technique World Yourself
Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?
CESARE PAVESE

Love Man Operation Relationship True Wake Up
It is stupid to grieve for the loss of a girl friend: you might never have met her, so you can do without her.
CESARE PAVESE

Friendship Grief Herself Loss Stupidity Yourself
We commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.
CESARE PAVESE

Commitment Failure Wrong
Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
CESARE PAVESE

Born Complete Difference Perfection
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
CESARE PAVESE

Art Believe Live Lying
There is something indecent in words .
CESARE PAVESE

Decent Word
Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.
CESARE PAVESE

Himself Strong Weakness Woman
But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
CESARE PAVESE

Purpose Reality Service Suffering Truth
A consoling thought: what matters is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it. Others suffer too; so much so that there is nothing in the world but suffering; the problem is simply to keep a clear conscience.
CESARE PAVESE

Clear Conscience Spirit Suffering Thinking World

Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Cesare Pavese Quotes