Fausto Cercignani: Frasi in inglese

“Perhaps it is not true that “a man becomes what he dreams”; but if he does not dream, what kind of a man is he?”

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This quote is itself quoting Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman in the film Grey Owl (1999)
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““Tomorrow is another day” is something you can say only to yourself, not to the person you want to comfort.”

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“If use becomes abuse, we should intervene at once, for if abuse becomes habit, then there is no remedy.”

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“The best speeches are those that hurt your mind, not your ear.”

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“If sudden, the visit of the Grim Reaper cannot be unwelcome.”

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“Unity of intent is on the lips of many, but in the hearts of few.”

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“Some people maintain that what one believes becomes true, but the poor sick person who has hoped in vain would certainly not agree.”

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“Inner freedom demands the rejection of any imposition that injures our dignity.”

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“Sometimes one would almost like to say: what really matters is only the mind. But where can you find a mind without a body?”

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“Genuine living and mere vegetating have only breathing in common (and a few other things).”

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“Sometimes moderation is a bad counselor.”

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“Emulation can be positive, if you succeed in avoiding imitation.”

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“If you talk to the shadows,
at least you know them well
and the words, all of them,
unfold themselves with ease
on muddled walls and streets,
when dusk comes on.”

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Adagio (2004)
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“If you persevere in your rancor, you do nothing but keep feeding yourself on poison.”

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“Titles are like clothes: they do not make the man.”

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“We learn a lot from the mistakes of others, but even more from our own.”

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“Every human relationship implies compromises, but the limit to any compromise is one’s own dignity.”

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“If on the web you search only for frivolous or sensational news (which are often false and slanderous), you will bring grist to the mill of those who maintain that the era of the web is by no means the “era of knowledge.””

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“Perhaps it is true that every human being is a potential monster, but if we disregard potentialities, then humankind can be divided into two main categories: human beings and human beasts.”

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“If you refuse to take account of theory, then you have forgotten that practice is often an offspring of theory.”

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