Juan Carlos Onetti

Novelist Uruguayan 1909 – 1994

Uruguayan novelist known for A Brief Life.

385 quotes

"Music is the language of the soul."
Music
"Faith is believing in what we cannot see."
Faith
"Leadership is the burden of making others' decisions."
Leadership
"Dreams are the poetry of the unconscious mind."
Dreams
"Humor is how we cope with the unbearable."
Humor
"Perseverance is stubbornness with purpose."
Perseverance
"Gratitude transforms suffering into meaning."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the rebellion against conformity."
Creativity
"Justice is an ideal we pursue but never achieve."
Justice
"Patience is the virtue of those without choice."
Patience
"Kindness is the rarest form of intelligence."
Kindness
"Strength is knowing when not to fight."
Strength
"Power corrupts, but the lack of it destroys."
Power
"Money is only valuable if we use it to be free."
Money
"Health is wealth only when we are dying."
Health
"Adventure is where life begins."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only true freedom."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool, not a solution."
Technology
"History repeats itself because we refuse to learn."
History
"Philosophy is asking the right questions, not finding answers."
Philosophy
"Politics is the art of organized deception."
Politics
"War is merely politics by other means."
War
"Motivation comes from within or it comes not at all."
Motivation
"Inspiration is found in the ordinary details of life."
Inspiration
"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with oneself."
Solitude
"Every human heart is an abyss."
Life
"We are prisoners of our own desires."
Philosophy
"Forgetting is the first step toward healing."
Hope
"The future is just the past unfolding again."
Time
"Love is the only madness worth pursuing."
Love