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Small: And I dont say that we didnt expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreig
"And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan"
Gianni Agnelli, Businessman
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Small: My life and career is my own adventure
"My life and career is my own adventure"
Dario Argento, Director
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Small: God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves
"God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves"
Alphonsus Liguori, Clergyman
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Small: I did not use paint, I made myself up morally
"I did not use paint, I made myself up morally"
Eleanora Duse, Actress
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Small: Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused
"Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused"
Claudia Cardinale, Actress
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Small: I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo
"I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate"
Emma Bonino, Politician
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Small: An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no
Antonio Tabucchi
"An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt"
Antonio Tabucchi, Writer
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Small: God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of
"God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom"
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Writer
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Small: I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself
"I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself"
Pietro Aretino, Poet
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Small: There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and other disciplines presume to rema
"There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and other disciplines presume to remake everything because they know how to make nothing"
Giacomo Leopardi, Poet
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Small: Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven
"Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven"
Aulus Persius Flaccus, Poet
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Small: Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre
"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent"
Sophia Loren, Actress
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Small: If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, th
"If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?"
Maria Montessori, Educator
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Small: The child has a hundred languages - and a hundred hundred hundred more - but they steal ninety-nine. The schoo
Loris Malaguzzi
"The child has a hundred languages – and a hundred hundred hundred more – but they steal ninety-nine. The school and the culture separate the head from the body"
Loris Malaguzzi, Teacher
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Small: Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have
Loris Malaguzzi
"Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well, perhaps teaching will be different from before"
Loris Malaguzzi, Teacher
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Small: The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who a
Niccolo Machiavelli
"The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Politics have no relation to morals
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Politics have no relation to morals"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived
Niccolo Machiavelli
"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him
Niccolo Machiavelli
"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, t
Niccolo Machiavelli
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt
Niccolo Machiavelli
"There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: There is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others
Niccolo Machiavelli
"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what othe
Niccolo Machiavelli
"There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing and when men succeed in this they are a
Niccolo Machiavelli
"The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for
Niccolo Machiavelli
"The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it
Niccolo Machiavelli
"The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others
Niccolo Machiavelli
"One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution
Niccolo Machiavelli
"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Never was anything great achieved without danger
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Never was anything great achieved without danger"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have asp
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heav
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they att
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but i
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find an
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and
Niccolo Machiavelli
"It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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Small: It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved
Niccolo Machiavelli
"It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
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