Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too.

Democracy is always, by nature and constitution, the triumph of mediocrity.

Fascism rewarded jackasses in uniform. Democracy gives privileges to those in sports' gear. In Italy, political regimes come to pass. Jackasses remain. Triumphant.

The love of power excludes all others.

You give Italy Jesus Christ and you get the Roman Catholic Church.

Pertini has interpreted as their best the worst about Italians.

An Italian university is a contradiction in terms.

Which ever one of you will want to become a journalist, let him remember to choose his own master: the reader.

Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants.

Politicians do nothing but ask of us, during every expiration of a legal statute, "a gesture of trust." But here trust is not enough; what's needed is an act of faith.

I know many crooks and they never preach, but I don't know anyone who preaches that isn't a crook also.

who wishes to fight must first count the cost

Sometimes you just need some reassurance about your Choice before you take any decision.

All providences are doors to trial. Men may be drowned in seas of prosperity as well as in rivers of affliction.

I can easily teach people to be gardeners, and from them, once they know how to garden, you'll get a philosopher.

There are no hard times for good ideas.

Thankfully, God brought wise Christian friends alongside to help me discover life-transforming precepts in his Word.

The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great.

It breaks my heart when couples focus more on being wed than being married. Two become one doesn't happen without work, humility, and sacrifice.

Chaos is the soul of creation. It plows the ground of intuition. Without chaos, nothing will grow.

Above all else, be consistent.