A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears. — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
Thou knowest not the endless artifices of a court. Invented crimes are often there alleged; but real ones, and those especially, which… — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
For one to grasp, whatever be his object, sov'reign power ... is an act of perilous presumption. — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot. — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it. — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
That blood which thou hast spill'd, should join you closely in an eternal bond. — Vittorio Alfieri Copy Share Image
