“He who makes a paradise of his bread makes a hell of his hunger.”
Quien hace un paraíso de un pan, de su hambre hace un infierno.
Voces (1943)
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Quien hace un paraíso de un pan, de su hambre hace un infierno.
Voces (1943)
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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968Related quotes
“Lord, give bread to the hungry, and hunger for you to those who have bread.”
Dearly Beloved, Vol. III (1990)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 274.
“He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.”
“He who makes songs without feeling
Spoils both his words and his music.”
Qui de sentement ne fait,
Son dit et son chant contrefait.
"Remede de Fortune", line 407; translation from Josiah Fisk and Jeff Nichols (eds.) Composers on Music (Boston, Northeastern University Press, 1997) p. 5.
“What truly makes a man who he is? Is it the strength of his arms, or the courage of his soul?”
Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 8
Context: What I did understand from the rebirth process was that the rebirth reproduced a physical duplicate of the original. But this is my point. It is physical. What truly makes a man who he is? Is it the strength of his arms, or the courage of his soul? You have your own soul, Harad. You are not Druss. Live your own life.
“What a silly god, he makes everybody born bad to go to burning hell. Why so mad? All his fault!”
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Red Prophet (1988), Chapter 4.
“Who mourns makes grief his master.
Who drinks makes pleasure his master.”
Classical Japanese Database, Translation #41 http://carlsensei.com/classical/index.php/translation/view/41 of a Saga Diary excerpt (Translation: Robert Hass)
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Context: It rains during the morning. No visitors today. I feel lonely and amuse myself by writing at random. These are the words:
Who mourns makes grief his master.
Who drinks makes pleasure his master.
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Daybreak — Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality (1881)