It is not the actual enjoyment of pleasure that we desire. What we want is to test the futility of that pleasure, so as to be no longer obsessed by it.
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.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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To know the world, one must construct it.
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Love has the faculty of making two lovers seem naked, not in each other’s sight, but in their own.
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Here’s the difficulty about suicide: it is an act of ambition that can be committed only when one has passed beyond ambition.
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The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
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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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Love is the cheapest of religions.
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We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
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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 all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
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It’s pointless to cry. One is born and dies alone.
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You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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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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