Cesare Pavese

"All of our wretched politics come down to this: we love our own kind."

"Conformism is the jailer of freedom."

"The greatest strength is admitting weakness."

"History is what happens when no one is watching."

"The only thing that matters is the story you tell yourself about yourself."

"A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"The greatest courage is to acknowledge defeat."

"Money is power, and power is money."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and spiritual well-being."

"Fear is the tax that the devil collects on sin."

"The only tyranny is the tyranny of the majority."

"We are all leaders when we lead ourselves."

"The music of the spheres is silent, but we hear it nonetheless."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

"The only way out is through."

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Nature is the greatest teacher."

"The body speaks what words cannot express."

"Death is a release, life is a burden."

"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."

"Technology is a tool, not a master."

"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence is not an act but a habit."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"The only thing worse than not being talked about is being talked about badly."

"We forgive others less for their sins than for our own shortcomings."