Cesare Pavese Quotes

Work alone isn't enough for me and mine; we know how to break our backs, but the great dream Of my fathers was to be good at doing nothing.

Cesare Pavese

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• Work alone isn't enough for me and mine; we know how to break our backs, but the great dream Of my fathers was to be good at doing nothing.

  

  Cesare Pavese
  • Dream
  • Doing
  • Nothing