Suicides are timid murderers. Masochism instead of Sadism.
CESARE PAVESEWe care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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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Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of 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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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
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A dream is a creation of the intelligence, the creator being present but not knowing how it will end.
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We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
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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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We never remember days, only moments.
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Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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It’s pointless to cry. One is born and dies alone.
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It had to happen to you, to concentrate your whole life on one point, and then discover that you can do anything except live at that point.
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Life 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.
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All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.
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The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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