"Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land."

-- E. M. Forster

#Land Quotes #People Quotes #Literature Quotes

“To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.”
“One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.”
“Prison, with its daily rhythm, with the transfer and the defense, does not leave any time; prison dissolves time: This is the principal form of punishment in a capitalist society.”
“Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners.”
“Beauty is a fragile gift.”
“Liev cares about a lot things. Israel is one of them. We had the good fortune of going there a couple of years ago. To share that experience with him was a great pleasure.”
“I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.”
“Solitude desolates me; company oppresses me.”

Source : "The Book of Disquiet". Book by Fernando Pessoa (1982). Translated by Richard Zenith, p. 73, 2006.

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