Fausto Cercignani Quotes

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Tomorrow is another day is something you can say only to yourself, not to the person you want to comfort.

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If you persevere in your rancor, you do nothing but keep feeding yourself on poison.

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Wishing to dare serves no purpose at all, if it remains a wish.

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As long as his strength permits, the poor mortal must always climb new mountains.

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If you talk to the shadows,
at least you know them well
and the words, all of them,
unfold themselves with ease
on muddled walls and streets,
when dusk comes on.

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The best therapy for the imaginary invalid is very simple, but rarely applied. The subject should be taken to a place where people must bear atrocious sufferings and the loss of all human dignity.

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Unity of intent is on the lips of many, but in the hearts of few.

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Perfection is the dream of imperfection that refuses to wake up.

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If you are living in the past or in the future, you will never find a meaning in the present.

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When one must fight, one had better do it without hesitation, according to his own nature.

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If use becomes abuse, we should intervene at once, for if abuse becomes habit, then there is no remedy.

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If I lost the privilege of being despised by certain individuals, I would certainly suspect that my actions and words are wrong in some way.

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If some speak ill of me, I will try to understand their reasons, but after my death I will certainly come to terms with it.

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If you refuse to take account of theory, then you have forgotten that practice is often an offspring of theory.

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It is certainly a good thing always to forgive with generosity, but it is no doubt just never to forget the wrongs received: they belong to the route that leads to inner maturity.

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No form and no degree of alleged liberty can justify calumny or the publication of calumnious material.

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Secret thoughts are only half free: they fly undisturbed in the skies of the inner freedom, but they can never leave them.

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Courtesy is fundamental: sometimes it keeps at bay even snarling people.

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The loafer believes he is enjoying life, but sooner or later he must face disillusion.

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If you despise habits so much, it is because you do not realize that nobody can do without them.

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Sometimes one would almost like to say: what really matters is only the mind. But where can you find a mind without a body?

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Perhaps it is true that the trials of life always teach us something, but it is undeniable that we are not always so eager to learn.

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Your identity is like your shadow: not always visible and yet always present.

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Perhaps it is not true that a man becomes what he dreams ; but if he does not dream, what kind of a man is he?

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Once I believed that sooner or later I would come across a really wise person; today I couldn't even say what wisdom is.

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