Omerta Quotes

“Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past,you must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“I was young myself once, and believe me, in love the truth is of no importance.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“It was presumptuous for one man to forgive another. That was the duty of God. For men to pretend such mercy was an idle pride and a lack of respect. He did not desire any such mercy for himself.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Mercy is a vice, a pretension to powers we do not have. Those who give mercy commit an unpardonable offense to the victim. And that is not our duty here on earth.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Do not exercise power because it is easy to your hand. And do not get carried away with a certainty of victory when your intellect tells you there is even a hint of tragedy.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“I do not seek it or desire it. If I must, I will accept the punishment for all my sins.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“A life is sacred or it isn't. We can't adjust what we believe just because it causes us pain.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“you can’t let other men impose their will on you or life’s not worth living.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Uxuriousness may be the last refuge of the honest man,”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Narkotikas ir pestīšana cilvēka garam, patvērums tiem izmisušajiem, kam liktenis lēmis nabadzību vai garīgas slimības.! Tas ir remdinājums tiem, kas alkst pēc mīlestības, zudušajām dvēselēm mūsu garīgi pagrimušajā pasaulē. Galu galā- ja cilvēks vairs netic Dievam, sabiedrībai, pats savai vērtībai, kas tad viņam vēl atliek.? Nonāvēties.? Narkotikas ļauj cilvēkam dzīvot sapņu un cerību valstībā. Viss, kas nepieciešams, ir zināma mērenība. Galu galā- vai tad narkotikas nogalina tikpat daudz cilvēku kā alkohols un cigaretes, kā nabadzība un izmisums.? Nē.!”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“After all, education is the key to a higher civilization.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“There are honorable men who spend all their lives preparing for a supreme act of treachery,”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“And now, as he looked deeply into Nicole’s eyes, he determined she was telling him the absolute truth.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past,” he remembered the Don lecturing him. “You must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Drugs kept people alive in a realm of dreams and hope.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Great men have allied themselves with the angels at a terrible price to themselves. Evil men indulge their slightest whim for small satisfactions while accepting the fate of burning in Hell.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past. You must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“this place is full of shit. It’s run by aliens from outer space. Sure, they make the food look Italian, they make it smell Italian, but it tastes like goo from Mars.”
― Mario Puzo, Omerta

“la gratitud es la virtud menos perdurable”
― Mario Puzo, Omertà