Quotes

Finger « When a newborn baby squeezes its father’s finger with its tiny fist for the first time, it has him trapped forever. » — Gabriel García Márquez —

Parachute « A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. » — Et al. —

Revolution « Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy. » — Franz Kafka —

Half « Did you tell half the truth? They’ll say you’re lying twice if you tell the other half. » — Antonio Machado —

Desire « Desire dies automatically when it is achieved; it dies when it is satisfied. Love, on the other hand, is an eternal unfulfilled desire. » — José Ortega y Gasset —

Wind « There is no favorable wind for those who do not know where they are going. » — Séneca —

Monster « Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you… » — Friedrich Nietzsche —

Minister «The minister must die richer in good name and benevolence than in property. » — Nicolás Maquiavelo —

Worth «Every man knows what he has but does not know how much it is worth » — José Saramago —

Educated « Only the educated are free. » — Epictetus —