Quotes by italian authors

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred. Niccolo Machiavelli

You Confidence People Hatred Cowardice Distrust Both Through Generate Disarm Opinions Commence Offend Lack Either Them Show

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless. Niccolo Machiavelli

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. Niccolo Machiavelli

Preserving Status Status Quo Overthrow Want Quo Not Interested Interested

You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about. Sophia Loren

Positive Life You Conversation People Enjoy Life Nice Enjoy Think Positive Things About Like Always Surrounded Who Many Things

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve. Francis of Assisi

Charity World Reward Will Men Lose Carry Recompense Give Alms Lord Material Material Things Leave Behind Them Deserve Things Receive

Art is never finished, only abandoned. Leonardo da Vinci

Art Finished Abandoned Only Never

Nature is the art of God. Dante Alighieri

Art God Nature

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Maria Montessori

Never He Feels Child Task Which Succeed Help

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolo Machiavelli

Success Nothing Difficult Introduction Uncertain More Take Lead New Perilous Hand New Order Conduct Than Order Things

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. Niccolo Machiavelli

Success Change Must Constant His Conduct Times Whosoever Desires

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci

Knowledge True True Knowledge Where Shouting

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. Niccolo Machiavelli

Honor Men Titles

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. Sophia Loren

Life Love You Age Youth Creativity People Mind Will Talents Learn Source Tap Truly Your Lives Fountain Defeated Bring

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli

Broken Word Past Promise Given Present Necessity

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli

War Others Postponed Only Advantage Avoiding

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. Francis of Assisi

Love Seek Lord Loved To Love Might Much Grant

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci

Enough Willing Must Knowing Doing Been Impressed Being Urgency Apply

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all. Michelangelo

People Wonderful Seem Knew Mastery How Get Worked Hard

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted. Michelangelo

Time Greater Than Wasted Harm

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. Michelangelo

I Can More Always Lord Accomplish Than May Grant Desire