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121 " me inclino siempre del lado de quienes afrontan la tentación cayendo en ella. "
― Ken Follett , The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
122 " Renunciar a la felicidad es como arrojar piedras preciosas al océano. Es mucho peor que cualquier pecado. "
123 " Creo que te comprendo –le interrumpió Raschid–. Al igual que a ti me gusta el conocimiento por el conocimiento mismo. "
124 " When Philip relived that day in his nightmares, and woke up sweating and screaming in the dark, he would always be able to calm himself, and eventually relax into sleep again, by bringing to mind that final tableau, and the way the screaming and the wounds had been swept aside by the unarmed man with the cross. "
125 " He had been angry for years about the disgraceful way the priory was run, and now he had a chance to set all those things right himself. Suddenly he was not sure he could. It was not just a question of seeing what ought to be done and ordering that it should be so. People had to be persuaded, property had to be managed, money had to be found. It was a job for a wise head. The responsibility would be heavy. "
126 " Arrogance was the vice of good leaders. - Prior Philip "
127 " en una guerra civil, la primera víctima era la justicia. "
128 " –Nadie hace jamás nada por gratitud "
129 " Cuando esté a punto de recibir una negativa, he de conseguir un aplazamiento. "
130 " You’re going to be fearfully unhappy,’ he said. He was trying to be nasty to her, but the attempt was a failure, for she could hear compassion in his voice. ‘Yes, I am,’ she said. ‘Would you at least . . . at least say you respect me for my decision?’ ‘No,’ he said without hesitation. ‘I don’t. I despise you for it. "
131 " quienes le trataban de forma hostil lo hacían debido a su propia debilidad. "
132 " Los seres humanos tenemos la capacidad de sobreponernos a las circunstancias cotidianas y acercarnos a lo eterno. "
133 " Monks committed all the same sins that ordinary people did. "
134 " The children and some of the adults played chess and nine-men’s-morris to while away the evening, "
135 " They did not suspect her for a moment. It did not occur to them that a woman could be dangerous. How foolish they were. Women could do most of the things men did. Who was left in charge when the men were fighting wars, or going on crusades? There were women carpenters, dyers, tanners, bakers and brewers. Aliena herself was one of the most important merchants in the county. "
136 " description, "
137 " horror "
138 " I’m only thirty-seven, he thought; is this when old age begins? "
139 " Philip said "
140 " - Você acha que a história é verdadeira?Ela o fitou, com interesse, e ele se perdeu naqueles lindos olhos escuros.- Não sei - respondeu. - Sempre fico pensando se as histórias são verdadeiras ou não. A maioria das pessoas não liga, simplesmente gosta delas. "