He who has never seen a mountain will be staggered by the grandeur of a hill.

aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
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Now to the left, then to the right. That is the way the snake wriggles along.

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If only the mermaids had know that Ulysses' sailors had beeswax in their ears!

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Seeds will not sleep in golden caskets. They prefer the earth, however barren.

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I shall not believe in the second sun until I see the shadow of the first one.

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Lucky is the man who passes away in his sleep. He shall never know he has died.

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As long as we live on other living beings, any kind of justice is questionable.

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Some people fancy themselves modern poets as soon as they have given up commas.

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When a cannibal devours himself, it is no longer cannibalism but self-sacrifice.

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He used to carry a heavy cudgel and give us a course of lectures on tactfulness.

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