But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
CESARE PAVESEI am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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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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A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man – the one he used to be.
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The only joy in the world is to begin.
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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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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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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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The world, the future, is now within you as your past, as experience, skill in technique, and the rich, everlasting mystery is found to be childish you that, at the time, you made no effort to possess.
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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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The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.
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Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
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You don’t remember days, you remember moments.
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You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.
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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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The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.
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