The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
Jose SaramagoThe wise man contents himself with what he has, until such time as he invents something better.
Jose Saramagoanyone who gets up early by inclination or has been forced to rise early out of necessity finds it intolerable that others should go on sleeping soundly
Jose SaramagoEvery thing in life is a uniform; the only time our bodies are truly in civilian dress is when we're naked.
Jose SaramagoThe minds of human beings are not always entirely at one with the world in which they live, some people have trouble adjusting to reality, basically they're just weak, confused spirits who use words, sometimes very skillfully, to justify their cowardice.
Jose SaramagoJeronimo, my grandfather, swine-herder and story-teller, feeling death about to arrive and take him, went and said goodbye to the trees in the yard, one by one, embracing them and crying because he knew he wouldn't see them again. To truly appreciate life we must remember that nothing lasts for ever and take nothing we enjoy for granted. In so doing we stay grateful and happy for all our good fortune.
Jose Saramago