“The talent of making friends is not equal to the talent of doing without them.”
Quote by Vittorio Alfieri
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Vittorio Alfieri
Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian dramatist born on January 16, 1749, and died on October 8, 1803. His works had a profound impact on 19th-century drama. more
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Source: The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri: Complete, Including His Posthumous Works
“Necessity inspires the fatal thought.”
Source: The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri: Complete, Including His Posthumous Works
“If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.”
Source: The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri: Philip. Polynices. Antigone. Virginia. Agamemnon. Orestes. Rosmunda. Octavia. Timoleon. Merope. Mary Stuart
“Alas, 'tis force alone that can compel to virtuous actions a degenerate people.”
Source: The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri: Complete, Including His Posthumous Works
“Sometimes blood, for the sake of sparing it, is spilled.”
Source: The tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri
“Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief.”
Source: Tragedies
“That blood which thou hast spill'd, should join you closely in an eternal bond.”
Source: Philip
“A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears.”
Source: The tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri