What we desire is not to possess a woman, but to be the only one to possess her.
CESARE PAVESEThose philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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It is not that things happen to each of us according to his fate, but that he interprets what has happened, if he has power to do so, according to his sense of his own destiny.
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No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
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But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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One must look for one thing only, to find many.
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Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.
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We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
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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 all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
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Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.
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Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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The 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.
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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.
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You will hear words old and spent and useless like costumes left over from yesterday’s parties.
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