Nat Chelloni > Nat's Quotes

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

“Common sense is not so common.”
― Voltaire, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary

“Dare to think for yourself.”
― Voltaire

“Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Discourses

“What’s the matter with the men in your family? Have they stooped so low they allow their women do their job?”
― Nat Chelloni, A Favor For a Favor

“Be unpredictable. Always surprise your enemies with the train of your thoughts and actions. Do things they least expect you to do.
Don’t feed your ego, feed your thirst for knowledge because knowledge is power.
Earn respect, never demand it.
Talk less, observe more.”
― Nat Chelloni, A Favor For a Favor

“Always trust your gut feeling. It never lies.”
― Nat Chelloni, A Favor For a Favor

“Whenever my mother tells me she had a dream seeing my grandmother, or my grandfather, my grandmother’s sister, my father, or my nanny, then recounts in detail what they talked about, I don’t think that she’s out of her mind. I only become slightly more cautious. Sometimes I’m even angry, at them, for appearing in our dreams, and only just checking on us, not saying anything expectedly wise, not telling us the stories from their otherworldly experiences.”
― Nino Gugunishvili, You Will Have a Black Labrador

“We’re washing hands and staying home, socially distanced, and self-isolated. We’re frightened. We’re uncertain. We’re lost, we’re panicking, we’re grieving, we’re hoping, we’re following news from all over the world, we’re optimistic, we’re pessimistic, it’s here, right at our doors, behind our backs, in front of us, reachable, tangible, dangerous, real, yet controllable.”
― Nino Gugunishvili, From My Balcony to Yours