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
Cesare Pavese quotes about
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.
life time party
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
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.
time men brutal
The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.
life education mistake
Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.
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.
We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
whole-life can-do happens
It had to happen to you, to concentrate your whole life on one point, and then discover that you can do anything except live at that point.
fate sick desire
The problem is not the harshness of Fate, for anything we want strongly enough we get. The trouble is rather that when we have it we grow sick of it, and then we should never blame Fate, only our own desire.
appreciation regret war
War makes men barbarous because, to take part in it, one must harden oneself against all regret, all appreciation of delicacy and sensitive values. One must live as if those values did not exist, and when the war is over one has lost the resilience to return to those values.
party yesterday costumes
You will hear words old and spent and useless like costumes left over from yesterday's parties.
suicide suicidal reason
No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.