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Italo Svevo

"You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide."

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Source : Italo Svevo (2015). “Zeno's Conscience”, p.91, Vintage

Italo Svevo

“It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.”
“Manage by responsibility.It is a powerful way to grow people.”
“Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures.”
“I was in for 10 hours and had 40 pints - beating my previous record by 20 minutes”
“The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.”
“Corruption is another tax on the consumer and it is the Maltese families who are forking the money to make up for such corruptions.”
“Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts”
“There is always a better way.”

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