Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.
CESARE PAVESEIn 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.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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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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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
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Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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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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The only joy in the world is to begin.
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Lessons are not given, they are taken.
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There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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Will power is only the tensile strength of one’s own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.
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I 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.
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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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Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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I spent the whole evening sitting before a mirror to keep myself company.
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Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
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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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It is stupid to grieve for the loss of a girl friend: you might never have met her, so you can do without her.
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