Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
CESARE PAVESEGive me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
CESARE PAVESEThere 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 PAVESEWhen writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.
CESARE PAVESELife is not a search for experience, but for ourselves. Having discovered our own fundamental level we realize that it conforms to our own destiny and we find peace.
CESARE PAVESEThe 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.
CESARE PAVESELove has the faculty of making two lovers seem naked, not in each other’s sight, but in their own.
CESARE PAVESEI thought of how many places there are in the world that belong in this way to someone, who has it in his blood beyond anyone else’s understanding.
CESARE PAVESEBecause, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
CESARE PAVESEMisfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man.
CESARE PAVESEWe like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
CESARE PAVESEWhat world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.
CESARE PAVESEWriting is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.
CESARE PAVESELove is desire for knowledge.
CESARE PAVESEFrom someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
CESARE PAVESEDon’t mix wine and women.
CESARE PAVESEBut here’s the worst part: the trick to life lies in hiding from those we hold most dear how much they mean to is; if not, we’d lose them.
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