Quote by Eugenio Montale

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

Eugenio Montale
Poet Italian 1896–1981

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"I have no program. I only know that I was born poor, and I wish to die rich."
"The butterfly's dream"
"Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great metamorphosis and still love flowers."
"I believe that life is a journey towards light."

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