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They say there is a difference between actual temperature and perceived temperature, but in the bearable heaviness of being the actual measure is no doubt the weight we perceive.
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Some people maintain that what one believes becomes true, but the poor sick person who has hoped in vain would certainly not agree.
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The origin of certain superstitions is often connected to the intention of attributing adverse events to specific causes.
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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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The present is nothing else than the sum of what one perceives, remembers and hopes for.
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The best speeches are those that hurt your mind, not your ear.
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If sudden, the visit of the Grim Reaper cannot be unwelcome.
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If you look incessantly for variety, sooner or later you will discover that you need more wisdom.
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Sometimes true tolerance requires an extraordinary strength, which we are often too weak to exercise.
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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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When you would suffocate or ignore dissent, remember how many times you dissented.
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Emulation can be positive, if you succeed in avoiding imitation.
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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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You should only boast about having nothing to boast about!
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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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If you despise habits so much, it is because you do not realize that nobody can do without them.
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The essence of my optimism is constructive pessimism.
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Titles are like clothes: they do not make the man.
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Perhaps it is true that every human being is a potential monster, but if we disregard potentialities, then humankind can be divided into two main categories: human beings and human beasts.
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Calumny can injure you only if you reflect yourself in others and not in your conscience.
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If on the web you search only for frivolous or sensational news (which are often false and slanderous), you will bring grist to the mill of those who maintain that the era of the web is by no means the era of knowledge.
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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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The loafer believes he is enjoying life, but sooner or later he must face disillusion.
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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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Tomorrow is another day is something you can say only to yourself, not to the person you want to comfort.
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An exception is nothing else than a rule that applies exceptionally.
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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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We learn a lot from the mistakes of others, but even more from our own.
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Unlike money, hope is all: for the rich as well as for the poor.
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Self-discipline is indispensable, if you want to master your character.
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Fausto Cercignani
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March 21, 1941
(age 83)
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Fausto Cercignani is an Italian scholar, essayist and poet.
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