# Nelson Rodrigues' most famous quotes

"Every unanimity is stupid", "Only prophets see the obvious" and football's worst blind man: the most quoted lines of Brazilian writer Nelson Rodrigues, from his columns, novels and memoirs, with their source.

- 16 votes · 14 items
- Oct 7, 2024 · M. Rodrigues
- https://even.best/en/l/5073/nelson-rodrigues-most-famous-quotes

## Top 14

1. **Only prophets see the obvious.** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A Menina sem Estrela (memoir).
2. **Any individual is more important than the Milky Way.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Collected in Flor de Obsessão: the 1,000 best quotes of Nelson Rodrigues.
3. **Nothing is more unreliable than memory. I even dare say that memory is a swindler…** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — O Berro Impresso das Manchetes.
4. **Every unanimity is stupid.** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A Mulher que Amou Demais.
5. **Brazil is very unpopular in Brazil.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Collected in Flor de Obsessão: the 1,000 best quotes of Nelson Rodrigues.
6. **The young have all the faults of adults plus one: immaturity.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Collected in Flor de Obsessão: the 1,000 best quotes of Nelson Rodrigues.
7. **I only believe in people who still blush.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Asfalto Selvagem: Engraçadinha.
8. **The great boo is a thousand times stronger, more powerful and nobler than the great apotheosis. Admirers corrupt.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Collected works, vol. 12.
9. **I find speed a pleasure for cretins. I still keep the delight of trams that never arrive.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Collected in Flor de Obsessão: the 1,000 best quotes of Nelson Rodrigues.
10. **The corner bar is resonant like a seashell. Every Brazilian voice passes through it.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Collected in Flor de Obsessão: the 1,000 best quotes of Nelson Rodrigues.
11. **In football, the worst blind man is the one who sees only the ball.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Column collected in À Sombra das Chuteiras Imortais.
12. **One should read little and reread a lot.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Column in O Óbvio Ululante.
13. **The Brazilian is a public holiday.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Column in O Óbvio Ululante.
14. **All love is eternal. And if it ends, it was not love.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Memórias (memoirs).

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