

“...what is written on paper affects history. But not life. Life is a different history.”
― The Sicilian
― The Sicilian

“A man’s first duty is to keep himself alive. Then comes what everyone calls honor.”
― The Sicilian
― The Sicilian

“When we are children, when we are young, it is natural to love our friends, to be generous to them, to forgive their faults.. But as we grow old and have to earn our bread, friendship does not endure so easily. We must always be on our guard. Our elders no longer look after us, we are no longer content with those simple pleasures of children. Pride grows in us – we wish to become great or powerful or rich, or simply to guard ourself against misfortune.”
― The Sicilian
― The Sicilian

“It was not intelligent to damage the ego of a young boy. You can, with some impunity, insult an older man who has already been humiliated by life itself and will not take to heart the small slights of another human being. But a young man thinks these offences mortal.”
― The Sicilian
― The Sicilian
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