Maxioms by Vittorio Alfieri
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto read more
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's
what you are expected to give--which read more
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's
what you are expected to give--which is everything.
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' read more
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
For 'tis impossible
Hate to return with love.
[It., Che amar chi t'odia, ell'e impossibil cosa.]
For 'tis impossible
Hate to return with love.
[It., Che amar chi t'odia, ell'e impossibil cosa.]