Quotes by Italian authors

"I believe that if everyone would follow what they want it would be a very different world"

"Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences"

"Find a good teacher, don't betray yourself to succeed and be a better person before being a better actor"

"Perfection? Being the most human you can be"

"The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings"

"Sometimes I wonder if it does exist such a thing called personality"

"Follow your body because most of the time it knows where to go"

"I want to be spontaneous like a wild animal"

"We know how we were born, but know not how we will die"

"In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and day's long"

"Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more"

"Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning"

"Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour"

"The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights"

"The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars"

"Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover"

"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it"

"Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed"

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"

"Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil"

"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us"

"For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against"

"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage"

"Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better"

"Before all else, be armed"

"A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests"

"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair"

"A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example"

"A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise"

"Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much"