Wednesday, February 29, 2012
What do you call it?
«Master Shouzan held up his staff, and showing it to the assembled disciples said: “if you call this a staff, I’ll beat you 30 times. If you call it not-a-staff, I’ll beat you 30 times. Tell me, what do you call it?”»
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Most men
«Die meisten Menschen wollen nicht eher schwimmen, als bis sie es können»
Most men will not swim before they are able to.
(Hermann Hesse)
Most men will not swim before they are able to.
(Hermann Hesse)
Friday, February 24, 2012
To be nowhere
«Each time he took a walk, he felt as though he were leaving himself behind, and by giving himself up to the movement of the streets, by reducing himself to a seeing eye, he was able to escape the obligation to think, and this, more than anything else, brought him a measure of peace, a salutary emptiness within... By wandering aimlessly, all places became equal and it no longer mattered where he was. On his best walks he was able to feel that he was nowhere. And this, finally was all he ever asked of things: to be nowhere».
(Paul Auster, City of Glass)
(Paul Auster, City of Glass)
Friday, February 17, 2012
Träume, Seele und Realität
«Wirklich reich ist, wer mehr Träume in seiner Seele hat, als die Realität zerstören kann!»
(Hans Kruppa)
(Hans Kruppa)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
L’apparition des esprits
«Il est du véritable amour comme de l’apparition des esprits: tout le monde en parle, mais peu de gens en ont vu».
(François de La Rochefoucauld)
(François de La Rochefoucauld)
Monday, February 13, 2012
Lottare solo per ciò che vale
Nella vita bisogna imparare a lottare solo per ciò per cui vale la pena lottare. Come dice un detto: «Non dare mai il tuo mille a chi sa contare solo fino a cento».
(Dr. Divago)
(Dr. Divago)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Vento, pioggia e gelo
«Vento, pioggia, gelo e rugiada ti insegnano solo ad essere un uomo migliore»
Risposta di un nobile dignitario fatto imprigionare dal terribile imperatore Yongle (1360-1424)
Risposta di un nobile dignitario fatto imprigionare dal terribile imperatore Yongle (1360-1424)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
L'homme
«l'homme est la seule créature qui refuse d'être ce qu'elle est».
(man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is)
(Albert Camus)
(man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is)
(Albert Camus)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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