"Every evening words, not stars, light the sky. No rest in life like life itself."

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Source : Umberto Saba (1998). “Songbook: Selected Poems from the Canzoniere”

Umberto Saba

#Stars Quotes #Light Quotes #Sky Quotes

“Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.”
“My life will be the best illustration of all my work.”
“Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.”
“Listen carefully, because I don't repeat myself - and if I do, I get testy.”
“I just want to be a guy with a guitar.”
“I do everything The Miz needs me to do. I make sure everything goes smoothly. If I can get involved in the match when the referee is not looking. You know, we have to keep the title!”
“Some people draw a comforting distinction between force and violence. I refuse to cloud the issue by such word-play. The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence. Call an elephant a rabbit only if it gives you comfort to feel that you are about to be trampled to death by a rabbit.”
“War and Peace maddens me because I didn't write it myself, and worse, I couldn't.”

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