Quotes by italian authors

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
Silence Nothing Authority Much Strengthens
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli
Man Severe Feared Vengeance His Done Should Injury Need
A lot of people would say 'sexy' is about the body. But to me, 'sexy' is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear. Allegra Versace
Me Confidence Woman Women People Fear Say Would Admire Sexy About Lot Very Little Body Who
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Niccolo Machiavelli
Pleasure Deceive Deceiver Double
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Sophia Loren
Alone Mom Thoughts You Mother Think Herself Once Never Always Child Really Your Twice Her
Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. Michelangelo
Love Death Good Man Good Man Wings Bear Heaven Two
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. Pietro Aretino
Love Truth Me Relationship You Hate Telling Would Lies Adore Sooner Because Than Love You
Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help. Pope Paul VI
Inspirational Strong Nothing Feel Call Makes Help
Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing. Torquato Tasso
Love You Soul Love Is Gives Never He Knew Missing Piece Your
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci
Joy Understanding Pleasure Noblest
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go. Galileo Galilei
Religion Bible Way Go Heaven Heavens Shows
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci
People Brainy Three Those See Classes Who Shown
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli
Life Our See More Through Clearer Hourglass Escaped Sand Should
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. Pope Paul VI
Life Day You Every Day Live Life Somebody Whatever Live Every Our Our Lives Say Tell Minute Only Limit Want Dying Might Then Us Should Many Now Lives Right Tomorrows Start
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. Michelangelo
Every Imagination Statue Inside Block Discover Task Stone Sculptor
Who sows virtue reaps honor. Leonardo da Vinci
Honor Virtue Memorial Day Who
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas
Leadership Aim Would Highest He Were His Ship Forever Captain Keep Port Preserve
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. Dante Alighieri
Happiness Misery Sorrow Greater Times Than Recall Sad Relatable
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. Francis of Assisi
God You Compassion Will Men Exclude Fellow Likewise Fellow Men Deal Shelter Any Pity Who Creatures
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli
Wise Man Wise Man Fool Once Finally Does
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas
Good Wine Sympathy Bath Glass Sorrow Sleep
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli
Intelligence Men First Ruler He Look Him Around Method
Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. Leonardo da Vinci
Work Art Spirit Does Hand Where
My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness. Michelangelo
Soul Unless Earth Find My Soul Through Heaven Loveliness Staircase
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Thomas Aquinas
Love Knowledge Takes Leaves Off Up Where
My relationship with my body has changed. I used to consider it as a servant who should obey, function, give pleasure. In sickness, you realise that you are not the boss. It is the other way around. Federico Fellini
Relationship You Obey Sickness Changed Other Consider Way Pleasure Give Boss Around Realise Should Body Used Who Function Servant
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