César Lasso

“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“É assim, do pouco dormir e do muito ler se lhe secou o cérebro, de maneira que chegou a perder o juízo.”
― Cervantes, Don Quixote

“However much you study, you cannot know without action.
A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man.
Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?”
― Saadi of Shiraz

“La tía Daniela se enamoró como se enamoran siempre las mujeres inteligentes: como una idiota.”
― Angeles Mastretta, Mujeres de ojos grandes