The barometer that shows "variable" is an ironic indictment of God.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

An attitude of gratitude fills a heart with happiness.

Twilight whippoorwill...Whistle on, sweet deepenerOf dark loneliness

Life demands death. Life demands death to ego – A state when we only think and care about ourselves.

All old music was modern once, and much more of the music of yesterday already sounds more old-fashioned than works which were written three centuries ago.

I am a great supporter of [Matteo ] Renzi, he is young, he knows how to communicate, he's our great hope.

Hopefully, I have a certain amount of what you call musical talent.

A vulgar man is captious and jealous; eager and impetuous about trifles. He suspects himself to be slighted, and thinks everything that is said meant at him.

What more than madness reigns, when one short sitting many hundreds drains.

I'm not even sure who my audience is.

The child shall become father to the man.