A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.
An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it
At times I think and at times I am.
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.
Everything that is simple is theoratically false, everything that is complicated is pragmatically useless.
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.