We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
CESARE PAVESEThe problems that agitate one generation are exstinguished for the next, not because they have been solved but because the general lack of interest sweeps them away.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.
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The man of action is not the headstrong fool who rushes into danger with no thought for himself, but the man who puts into practice the things he knows.
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Not believing in anything is also a religion .
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Misfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man.
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A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man – the one he used to be.
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Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
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Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.
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But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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We never remember days, only moments.
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Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only a submission.
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Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one’s own pleasure is shared.
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Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
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Great lovers will always be unhappy, because, for them, love is of supreme importance. Consequently they demand of their beloved the same intensity of thought as they have for her, otherwise they feel betrayed.
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