Growing up in an Italian family you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth man forgets that he is the servant of God.

There are only three events in a man's life birth life and death he is not conscious of being born he dies in pain and he forgets to live.

Man has but three events in his life: to be born to live and to die. He is not conscious of his birth he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.