“New and strange emotions arose in the mind of Gertrude. … She replied, that no one could oblige her to take the veil, without her own consent; that she could also marry, inhabit a palace, and enjoy the world; that… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
“Crime is a rigid, unbending master, against whom no one can be strong except by total rebellion” — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
Music does not express any idea, but it gives rise to thousands. — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
Bullies, oppressors and all men who do violence to the rights of others are guilty not only of their own crimes, but also of… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
“They settled the question, by deciding that misfortunes most commonly happen to us from our own misconduct or imprudence; but sometimes from causes independent of ourselves; that the most innocent and prudent conduct cannot always preserve us from them; and that, whether they arise from our own fault or not, trust in God softens them, and renders them useful in… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share
When a friend, then, indulges in the joy unburdening a secret on to another friend's bosom, he makes the latter, in his turn, feel… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
Certainly the heart has always something to tell about the future to those who listen to it. But what does the heart know? Scarce… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
“New and strange emotions arose in the mind of Gertrude. … She replied, that no one could oblige her to take the veil, without… — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
I would really like, in fact, to be born again in another two hundred years' time. — Alessandro Manzoni Copy Share Image
