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Cantare sapeva, suonare anche, perché non tentare di riuscire un artista, come quei terroni che gli stavano tra i piedi?

Cesare Pavese

In Tibet, one famous yogi had lived for years practicing ardently in a mountain hut, supported by the villagers below. Then, one festival day, he heard that all his supporters were going to visit him. The yogi carefully swept his hut, polished the offerings bowls on the altar, made a special offering and cleaned his robes. Then, he sat back and waited but an unease came over him. Who was he trying to be? Finally, he got up, scooped up several handfuls of dirt and threw them back onto the altar. Those handfuls of dirt were said to be his highest spiritual offering.

Jack Kornfield

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

Albert Einstein

When the dog is chasing after you, whistle for him.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Book of Love is long and boring
no one can lift the damn thing
it’s full of charts and facts and figures
and instructions for dancing

When the bird and the book disagree, always believe the bird.

John Audubon