This weekend a Italian friend visited me in Amsterdam and – apart from having a good time – we had very interesting discussions. In my experience Italians have an aptitude to ‘cultivating’. It almost seems embedded in their genes: quality of products, quality of food, but also quality of thought.
These discussions brought out the philosopher in me, hence I came up with the following phrases. In Italian one could decide to call them ‘perle di saggezze’ [pearls of wisdom], but obviously I can’t apply this label myself.
Email sono i mattoni della società contemporanea
Email are the bricks of modern societyL’arte della vita è essere presente
The art of living is being presentLa borsa laptop e l’equivalente moderna della borsa attache
The laptop bag is the modern equivalent of the attaché case
Nothing world changing here, but I’m modestly proud of them.
P.S. I hope the Italian is correct, since I didn’t ask anybody to verify them.
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