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Enlightments: special aphorisms.

Two in one We have only two lives and the secon begins when we realize we only have one. Confucius.

The worst They asked him what was worse: ignorance or indifference? He answered: I don't know and I don't care.

The sense of mistery How can you put Beethoven's Ninth in a cartesian diagram? There are realities that cannot be quantified. The universe is not captured by my numbers; it is pervaded by mistery. He who has no sense of mistery is half dead. Einstein.

Points of view Sometimes things aren't what they seem. It is not the deer that crosses the road, but the road that crosses the forest.

Watering When you like a flower you kake it. When you love a flower you water it every day. Whoever comprehends this understands life. Buddha.

If you can read this message If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world. If you have money in the bank, your wallet and some spare change, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the agony of imprisonment or torture, or the horrible pangs of starvation, you are luckier than 500 million people alive and suffering. If you can read this message you are more fortunate than 3 billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

A cage If you look at the people in your circle and you don't get inspired, then you don't have a circle: you have a cage. N. Hussle.

Rice on a grave While he is laying flowers on a grave, a man sees a Chinese who puts a plate of rice on the grave next to it. The Italian adresses to the Chinese sarcastically, saying: Excuse me, do you really believe that the deceased will come to eat rice? Yes, replied the Chinese: when yours will come to smell the flowers! Moral: respecting the opinions of others is one of the greatest virtues that a human being can possess. People are different and, therefore, think and act in a different way. Do not judge. Try to understand.

In Italy "What do you want for Christmas?". "A winged horse!". "Something more realistic?". "A job". "Where do you live?". "In Italy". "Black or white the horse?".


What taxes are A child asked me what taxes are. I ate 82% of his snack. Later I saw that he ate the second snack in secret from me: I told him that he is a tax evader. As a tax evader, as a sanction, he should give me 200% of 82% of the snack evaded, plus interest, but he has no more snacks. I told him that tomorrow I will send Equi-dad [Equitalia is a revenue agency] to seize his toys, if he doesn't pay the penalty. He cried all day ... From the day after he has no more eaten snacks, creating despair in the one who produced them, forcing him to close the shop. The child without snacks is emaciated and becomes angry, he doesn't listen to me anymore. The one of the store has committed suicide. The roar of the rabbit, RAI radio program, 2014.

Life is short Make it simple. Missing somebody? Call. Have a question? Ask. Want to be understood? Explain. Don't like something? Change it. Love someone? Tell them. Want to meet up? Invite. Life is too short for drama.

Courage Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged people who kept on working.

A future congressman Student: I forgot my homework again. Can I go to recess now if I promise to do it all at the end of the year? Teacher: Oh great. Another future congressman...

Rarity Happyness in intelligent people is the rarest think I know. E. Hemingway.

Be thankful Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. O Winfrey.

Succeed If I had known I would have redone the breast instead of taking a Master class! Placard by a spanish woman demonstrator.

Filling the glass When you stop wanting to fill your glass with happyness and start filling other's, you will find with wonder that yours will always be full. P. Ygananda.

Give and take Often, happyness is the only thing that can be given without owning it and it is by giving it that is acquired. Voltaire.

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