Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
CESARE PAVESEWe commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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There is only one pleasure-that of being alive. All the rest is misery.
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Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
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Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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From someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
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You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.
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The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.
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There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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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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Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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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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Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.
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