| 26 Famous Quotes by Vittorio Alfieri
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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.]”
Law Quotes Source: Virginia (II, 1)
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“To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes
the virtuous from the wicked.
[It., D'uomo e il fallir, ma dal malvagio il buono
Scerne il dolor del fallo.]”
Repentance Quotes Source: Rosmunda (III, 1)
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“Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]”
Silence Quotes Source: La Congiura de' Pazzi (I, 1)
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“For 'tis impossible
Hate to return with love.
[It., Che amar chi t'odia, ell'e impossibil cosa.]”
Love Quotes Source: Polinice (II, 4)
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“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's
what you are expected to give--which is everything.”
Love Quotes Source: Polinice (II, 4)
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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.]”
Life Quotes Source: Oreste (IV, 2)
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“First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]”
Thought Quotes Source: Don Garzia (III, 1)
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“Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.”
Thought Quotes Source: Don Garzia (III, 1)
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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.”
Thought Quotes Source: Don Garzia (III, 1)
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“Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]”
Crime Quotes Source: Antigone (I, 3)
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“The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
[It., Il reo
D'un delitto e chi'l pensa: a chi l' ordisce
La pena spetta.]”
Crime Quotes Source: Antigone (II, 2)
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“Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]”
Crime Quotes Source: Oreste (I, 2)
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“Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]”
Lying Quotes Source: Virginia (II, 3)
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“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.]”
Change Quotes Source: Reason for Changing his Democratic Opinions
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“A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]”
Distrust Quotes Source: Polinice (III, 2)
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“Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.”
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“Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.”
Miscellaneous Quotes |
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“Liars are always most disposed to swear.”
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“Liars are always ready to take oaths.”
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“Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.”
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“Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.”
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“To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.”
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“A usurper always distrusts the whole world.”
Miscellaneous Quotes |
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“Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.”
Miscellaneous Quotes |
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“Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.”
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Vittorio Alfieri Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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