In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.

Quote by Umberto Eco

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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a...

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a...

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest...

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up...

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they...

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they...

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the...

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the...

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents,...

A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents,...

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they...

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they...

Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not...

Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology,...

The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology,...

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing...

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

Translation is the art of failure.

Translation is the art of failure.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.