Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavesewas an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among the major authors of the 20th century in his home country...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 September 1908
CountryItaly
sacrifice men giving
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
hands giving political
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
writing poetry making-love
Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.
mean home knowing
You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the people, the trees, the earth, there is something that belongs to you, waiting for you when you are not there.
lying mean hiding
But here's the worst part: the trick to life lies in hiding from those we hold most dear how much they mean to is; if not, we'd lose them.
revenge men generous-man
There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.
writing talking two
Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.
reality prison
Reality is a prison, where one vegetates and always will...
life time party
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
thinking deeds good-deeds
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
reflection maturity long
Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
destiny hard-times captains
I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
bored mercy
There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
time men brutal
The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.