sexta-feira, março 27, 2015

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"Os homens e as sociedades definem-se tanto ou mais pelo que calam, que pelo que dizem."

(Jorge de Sena, O Tempo e O Modo, Junho de 1963)

terça-feira, março 03, 2015

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"The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a hemming-in, a mutual consent that robs one party or both parties of their fullest freedom and development. But once the realization is accepted that even between the closest people infinite distances exist, a marvelous living side-by-side can grow up for them, if they succeed in loving the expanse between them, which gives them the possibility of always seeing each other as a whole and before an immense sky."

(Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet)

segunda-feira, março 02, 2015

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"I judge the maturity of the human being by the refuse to confess. To be a grownup is not to share certain things with others."

(George Steiner)