Carlo Goldoni's Quotes

He only half dies who leaves an image of himself in his sons.

The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.

The blush is beautiful, but it is sometimes convenient.

A wise traveler never depreciates their own country.

He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.

He who talks much cannot talk well.

Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great.

Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.

I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.

Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.