Posted by: Silvana Stremiz
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)
Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
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Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
So that I desire to be like one
who to conceal his poverty through shame,
shows joy outwardly,
and within my heart am troubled and weep.
Here is nothing more rare in the world than someone who is usually bearable.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
We always search what unites us, never that which divides us.
If you think it would be a criminal thing to destroy Nature, reflect how much more criminal it is to take the life of a man.
Us Italians have in our tails the venom of the dubitative adverb.
Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing what decision to take is the worst suffering.
And if it's worth the risk, I'll even bet the last fragment of my heart.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.