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Quotes by Italian Authors
"By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel."
"The truth is that men are tired of liberty."
"God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe punishment they can suffer."
"A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say."
"It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one."
"We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either."
"You're the one who likes cigars right? Try smoking this."
"Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect."
"Not only is there no need of an intermediary through whom He would want you to speak to Him, but He finds His delight in having you treat with Him personally and in all confidence."
"I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list, but I don't have the slightest doubt about human rights."
"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."
"Fascism is a religious concept."
"There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely."
"The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love."
"Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized."
"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."
"The fact is that even art is subject to fashion."
"I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy."
"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."
"In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention."
"Yet you should practice the greatest possible love and confidence in treating with Him."
"Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else."
"I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test."
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