Vittorio Alfieri
Vittorio Alfieri
Count Vittorio Alfieriwas an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy."...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth16 January 1749
CountryItaly
love hate return
For 'tis impossible Hate to return with love.
kings hatred conquer
A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears.
grief joy overcoming
Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief.
law broken needs
Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.
joy sorrow turns
Joy surfeited turns to sorrow.
wicked crime repentance
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.
men heaven care
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
trust world usurpers
A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
life tests dies
Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
daughter silence vengeance
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
elements original-thought virtue
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the unoriginal elements which they contain.
friends making-friends talent
The talent of making friends is not equal to the talent of doing without them.
kings reign objects
For one to grasp, whatever be his object, sov'reign power ... is an act of perilous presumption.
gone
The time for hope is gone, and come for fear.