Vittorio Alfieri ( 10 of 16 )
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.
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.
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.]
Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.
Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.
I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je read more
I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.
[Fr., J'avais vu les grands, mais je n'avais pas vu les petits.]
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
Piu che il morire, il vivere.]
A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]
A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]
Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
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Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not
tremble.
[It., Ove son leggi,
Tremar non dee chi leggi non infranse.]
First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]
First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]
