Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) was a Brazilian writer, poet, and novelist. He is known for cynical outlook in his work.Wisdom & Quotes
- Death is a phenomenon like life; perhaps the dead live.
- It's the occasion that makes the revolution.
- Out of the sighs of one generation are kneaded the hopes of the next.
- Do not feel badly if your kindness is rewarded with ingratitude; it is better to fall from your dream clouds than from a third-story window.
- A life without fighting is a dead sea in the universal organism.
- We kill time; time buries us.
- Vanity is the beginning of corruption.
Walter Pater