Philosophy is what distinguishes us from savages and barbarians; Nations are the more civilized and cultured the better their men philosophize.
There is the moment of arrival And the moment of departure How much life have I lived How much remains to be lived? It's two broken mirrors Two times seven bad luck I've lived when...
Pedro Bandeira
But I take risks, I live taking risks.
Clarice Lispector
The decadent city is born from unmeasured desires.
Plato
"As for you, have you noticed how the world seems to be made of points and edges? Have I drawn your attention to the scarcity of smooth contours in things? Everything is hard...
Caio Fernando Abreu
Good authors have no more spirit than necessary, they never seek it, they think with common sense and express themselves clearly.
Voltaire