“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
― Antonio Gramsci: Prison Letters
― Antonio Gramsci: Prison Letters
“It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“He who cannot put his thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of dispute.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
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