Mario Benedetti's most famous quotes (with sources)
The top 3 according to 30 votes from people: There are few things as deafening as silence. · You do not always do what you want, but you have the right not to do what you do not want. · Don't go believing what they tell you about the world (not even what I'm telling you now); I told you the world cannot be told.. (Updated Jul 14, 2021.)
"A pessimist is just a well-informed optimist", peace as accepting the difference of others and childhood as pure life: the most quoted lines of Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti, from The Truce, Rincón de haikus and his poems.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 12
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There are few things as deafening as silence.
Rincón de haikus (1999).
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You do not always do what you want, but you have the right not to do what you do not want.
Poem "Hombre preso que mira a su hijo".
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Don't go believing what they tell you about the world (not even what I'm telling you now); I told you the world cannot be told.
Inventario dos: poems 1986-1991.
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In every romance there is one mouth that kisses and another that is kissed; in love it is virtuous to be faithful, but not fanatical.
Rincón de haikus (1999).
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A pessimist is just a well-informed optimist.
Rincón de haikus (1999).
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If there were a God, no one would pray to him, so as not to bore him.
Rincón de haikus (1999).
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Childhood is just that: pure life.
The Truce (1960).
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Peace is accepting the difference of the other.
Hasta aquí (1974).
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Death is a tedious experience; for others, above all for others.
The Truce (1960).
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The worst thing about an echo is that it says the same nonsense.
Rincón de haikus (1999).
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Even if we forget to forget, memory will surely forget us.
Acordes cotidianos.
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Every time you fall in love, explain nothing to anyone; let love invade you without going into details.
Poem "Viñetas de mi viñedo".
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