641 Quotes by José Saramago

Todos temos os nossos momentos de fraqueza, ainda que o que nos vale é sermos capazes de chorar, o choro muitas vezes é uma salvação, há ocasiões em que morríamos se não chorássemos

Time and time again one has seen, even in people not particularly given to reflection, that the best way of finding a solution is to let one’s thoughts drift until the right moment comes to pounce, like a tiger taking its prey by surprise.

No soy estúpido, Pues no, estúpido no eres, lo que pasa es que empleas demasiado tiempo en entender las cosas, sobre todo las más simples

don José quiere y no quiere, desea y teme lo que desea, toda su vida ha sido así.

There are things we do automatically, our body, acting on its own, avoids inconvenience whenever possible, that is why we sleep on the eve of battle or execution, and why ultimately we die when we can no longer bear the harsh light of existence.

A man went to knock on the king's door and said, Give me a boat

There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.

Life is like that, full of words that are not worth saying or that were worth saying once but not any more, each word that we utter will take up the space of another more deserving word, not deserving in its own right, but because of the possible consequences of saying it.

Dignity has no price, when someone starts making small concessions, in the end, life loses all meaning.