Every man remembers his childhood as a kind of mythical age, just as every nation's childhood is its mythical age.
Giacomo LeopardiWhat do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.
Giacomo LeopardiIt's not our disadvantages or shortcomings that are ridiculous, but rather the studious way we try to hide them, and our desire to act as if they did not exist.
Giacomo LeopardiHe who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die.
Giacomo Leopardi