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Quotes by Italian Authors
"Uniform ideas originating among entire peoples unknown to each other must have a common ground of truth."
"We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses."
"The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself."
"Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics."
"I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks."
"The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil."
"Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great."
"The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image."
"Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need."
"The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects."
"It is not necessary to dwell on the political and social principles of Islam, to underline how close they also are in spirit to the concepts of human rights which govern the political and social systems of the West."
"I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part in everything-but the moment you enjoy what you're doing, you try to express yourself, to find your way, and every time is different, of course."
"The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory."
"Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances."
"Constancy is the complement of all other human virtues."
"In spite of this fact, the Western powers have never given sufficient importance to the Muslim world. They have always been inclined to treat it as a big backward and lethargic child."
"Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will."
"I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them."
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do."
"There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely."
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