Quotes by Vittorio Alfieri

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Alas, ’tis force alone that can compel to virtuous actions a degenerate people.
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For ’tis impossible Hate to return with love.
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That blood which thou hast spill’d, should join you closely in an eternal bond.
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Necessity inspires the fatal thought.
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The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot.
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That blood which thou hast spill'd, should join you closely in an eternal bond.
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Thou knowest not the endless artifices of a court. Invented crimes are often there alleged; but real ones, and those especially, which may offend his pride, are oftentimes not to a king divulged.
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First thoughts are not always the best.
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If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.
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Liars are always most disposed to swear.
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