"The name of the rose is a mere symptom…" — Umberto Eco

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“The wise man does not believe in absolute certainty”

Umberto Eco

“To read is to let someone else work for you, suffer for you, and think for you.”

“The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else”

“Libraries have always seemed to me like the richest places in the world”

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“You learn more in failure than you ever do in success”

“Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”

“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”

“We choose not randomly each other. We meet only those who already exists in our subconscious.”

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