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I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they arent trying to teach us. – Umberto Eco

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In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco

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Success
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Umberto Eco
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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. – Umberto Eco

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Nature
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In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons. – Croesus

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To be a successful father… theres one absolute rule: when you have a kid, dont look at it for the first two years. – Ernest Hemingway

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As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless. – Lord Chesterfield

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What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. – Mary Mapes Dodge

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Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

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One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams. – E. V. Lucas

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Most kids dont get to go their parents wedding. – Kenneth Robert Livingstone

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You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles. – Gordon Sinclair

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