Famous quote by Eugenio Montale

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"There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power"

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This quote is written / told by Eugenio Montale between October 12, 1896 and September 12, 1981. He/she was a famous Poet from Italy. The author also have 26 other quotes.

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"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"

"The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance"

"It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms"

"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty"

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"