an “Ancient Chinese curse”: “May you live in interesting times”

Sailing To Byzantium by Robert Silverberg:“He that is in the dance, must needs dance on, though he do but hop”.

Asimov: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic…”

“Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying” — Iain Banks, 1954-2013

“Tko se dima ne nadimi, taj se vatre ne nagrije” (eng. to get warm from the fire, you must suffer the smoke.)

“Burrasca furiusa prestu passa.” (eng. A furious storm passes quickly.)

“Una bedda jurnata nun fa stati.” (eng. One beautiful day doesn't make a summer.)