Poletto Embalagens Quotes & Sayings

It's a joy to be up close to Derek Jacobi's work. Alas, we haven't worked very much, over the years, since we were at university together, but I don't think I've missed many of his great shows and performances. — Ian McKellen

I think that our society will not allow anyone to establish a dictatorship again in the future. [Mikhail] Saakashvili will fail. — Irakli Okruashvili

I find attempts to create bilingual gospels laughable, in particular the attempt to translate the service from Church Slavonic into Russian. What for? In order not to make the effort and not to learn the divine, if somewhat artificial but solemn, language specially carved for this purpose? This language also provides a link with a tradition which is realized at depths and which the modern Russian language cannot plumb. — Lyudmila Ulitskaya

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. — Jean De La Bruyere

A prince is also respected when he is either a true friend or a downright enemy, that to say, when, without any reservation, he declares himself in favour of one party against the other; which course will always be more advantageous than standing neutral; because if two of your powerful neighbours come to blows, they are of such a character that, if one of them conquers, you have either to fear him or not. In either case it will always be more advantageous for you to declare yourself and to make war strenuously; because, in the first case, if you do not declare yourself, you will invariably fall a prey to the conqueror, to the pleasure and satisfaction of him who has been conquered, and you will have no reasons to offer, nor anything to protect or to shelter you. Because he who conquers does not want doubtful friends who will not aid him in the time of trial; and he who loses will not harbour you because you did not willingly, sword in hand, court his fate. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Their life will be made of the same stuff as this spring afternoon. — Andrei Makine

Knowledge is an exceptional kind of property which cannot be lost or used up. — Eraldo Banovac

Being unpopular is never easy; but being unpopular in a good cause is a shield against despair. — Roger Scruton

Nice guys are easy to spot because they're so few and far between, like roses in a field of weeds. — C.M. Stunich