In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
CESARE PAVESEThe man who cannot live with charity, sharing other men’s pain, is punished by feeling his own with intolerable anguish.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
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We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.
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All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.
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No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
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A consoling thought: what matters is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it. Others suffer too; so much so that there is nothing in the world but suffering; the problem is simply to keep a clear conscience.
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Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?
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Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
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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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Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
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When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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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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Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. Perhaps this is why we always love madly someone who treats us with indifference.
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Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.
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