"History shows that it is not only senseless and cruel, but also difficult to state who is a foreigner."

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Source : Claudio Magris (2001). “Danube”, Vintage

Claudio Magris

#States Quotes #Difficult Quotes #Shows Quotes

“The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.”
“The climate of our culture is changing. Under these new rains, new suns, small things grow great, and what was great grows small; whole species disappear and are replaced.”
“Prayer, in it's simplest form, is finding out what God wants to do and then asking Him to do it.”
“Nos are just as valuable as yeses in the game of life. In fact, they're essential.”
“It is often hard to bear the tears that we ourselves have caused.”
“I've never tried to pass myself off as anything more than a comedian who wrote a dating book.”
“The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water,So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.”

Source : "Tirukkural". Book by Thiruvalluvar, 1840.
“But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up”

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