“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca [Seneca the Younger] (1 BC – 65 AD)
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Category: Citazione del Giorno
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“A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca [Seneca the Younger] (1 BC – AD 65)
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“I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.”
— Ennio Morricone (born 1928)
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“There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.”
— Eugenio Montale (1896 – 1981)
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“Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man’s faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.”
— Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924)
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“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”
— Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)
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Citazione del Giorno
“Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.”
— Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
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“In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.”
— Antonio Porchia (1885 – 1968)
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“After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”
— Sophia Loren (born 1934)
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“Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion.”
— Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt (1725 – 1798)
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