More Quotes by José Saramago
A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.
If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?
Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don't understand that the words are merely stepping stones placed across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they're there is so that we can reach the farther shore, it's the other side that matters...
Each day is a little bit of history
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.
No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.
People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.
The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.
As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping.
Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.