Jamás!» grita indignado. Pero ya sabemos por la Historia que ese «jamás» de los reyes, de los políticos y de los generales suele casi siempre ser el preludio de una capitulación. ¿No
It is true: Montaigne achieved little else in his life aside from posing the question: How should I live?
In der Französischen Revolution – wie in jeder – zeichnen sich deutlich zwei Typen von Revolutionären ab: die Revolutionäre aus Idealität und die aus Ressentiment; die einen, die es besser hatten als...
He has no defined destination. All roads are open to his pensée vagabonde.
Fakat bu çocuk benim her şeyimdi, sendendi, yeni bir sen, ama aynı zamanda artık sen değildi de; mutlu, kaygısız olan ve yanımda alıkoyamayacağım sen değildi o, aksine —öyle hayal ediyordum— sonsuza d...
Er trat ruhig und gelassen auf den Tisch zu. Ohne sich vorzustellen - >Ihr wißt, wer ich bin, und wer ihr seid, interessiert mich nicht<, schien diese Unhöflichkeit zu besagen -, begann er mit fachmän...
Elizabeth set an example to the monarchs of her day and of subsequent epochs, in that she never arrogated to herself the position of ruler of England, but assumed the more modest role of administrator...
Dù sao thời gian cũng có một uy lực rất lớn và tuổi tác đã làm lắng dịu một cách kỳ lạ tất cả mọi tình cảm. Người ta cảm thấy gần với cái chết hơn, bóng của nó làm đườn đi tối lại, mọi việc có vẻ khôn...
Bir gün çocuksu bir gururla —belki de hâlâ o gururla hareket ediyorumdur— evinin önüne gelmedim; fakat inat ve isyanla dolu o boş akşam ne korkunçtu. Ertesi akşam tekrar evinin önünde gururu kırılmış...
Belirleyici olan tek başına eylem değildir, bunun tanımı ve etkisi daha önce gelir. Yapılan bir şeyi anlatan ve açıklayan kişi, çoğu zaman onu yapandan daha önemlidir ve tarihin önceden kestirilemez g...
Et au dessus de moi, avec une résonance imperceptible, le blanc écoulement de ce monde.
Only in youth does coincidence seem the same as fate. Later, we know that the real course of our lives is decided within us; our paths may seem to diverge from our wishes in a confused and pointless w...
We also want to leave our own area behind, our domestic world so well regulated day to day; we are drawn by the desire no longer to be at home and therefore no longer to be ourselves. We want to inter...
Çocuk okuma yazma bilmiyordu henüz, ama şunu öğrenmişti: Yeryüzündeki her şeyden ve herkesten korkmak gerekirdi!
¿Cómo no iban a apodersarse los deliriros de grandeza de un campesino del Banato si de pronto, a los veintiún años, con sólo mover unas figuritas sobre un tablero de madera, ganaba más en una semana q...
The natural animosity between those who slept and those who were stirring in the sleeping city.
Intelligence, its tenets those of division, regression, hatred, violence and persecution. In
To know by heart is not to know, it is to keep what they have given you and store it in your memory.
To free oneself from fear and hope, belief and superstition. To be free of convictions and parties.
To be free of vanity or pride, these perhaps the gravest of all indulgences.
