Perhaps the universe is suspended
on the tooth of some monster…
(Anton Chekhov: Notebooks.)
Thoreau, «A perfectly healthy sentence…»
A perfectly healthy sentence
is extremely rare.
(Thoreau.)
Joseph Roux, «Maximiste…»
Maximiste, pessimiste.
(Joseph Roux: Meditations of a parish priest.)
Vauvenargues, «Men’s maxims…»
Men’s maxims reveal their character.
(Vauvenargues: Reflections and maxims.)
Malesherbes, «A new maxim…»
A new maxim is often a brilliant error.
(Malesherbes: Pensee et maximes.)
Gracian, «Good things…»
Good things, when short, are twice as good…
(Gracian: The art of worldy wisdom.)
Dante Alighieri, “The wisest are…”
The wisest are the most annoyed
at the loss of time.
(Dante Alighieri.)
Fernando Pessoa, “My past is everything…”
My past is everything
I failed to be.
(Fernando Pessoa: The Book of Disquiet.)
Jim Morrison, “The future is uncertain…”
The future is uncertain
but the end is always near.
(Jim Morrison.)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, «It is the time…»
It is the time you have wasted for your rose
that makes your rose so important.
(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: The Little Prince.)