Elsa Morante

Novelist Italian 1912 – 1985

Italian novelist known for History.

382 quotes

"Meaningful work is the antidote to meaninglessness."
Work
"Our dreams reveal what our waking minds dare not admit."
Dreams
"Laughter is the rebellion of the human spirit."
Humor
"Beauty is not in perfection but in authenticity."
Beauty
"Death is the period that ends the sentence of life."
Death
"Those who persevere will eventually overcome."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement."
Gratitude
"To create is to affirm that life has meaning."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Patience is not acceptance of injustice."
Patience
"Kindness costs nothing but means everything."
Kindness
"True strength is gentle and forgiving."
Strength
"Fear is the mind's prison guard."
Fear
"Power corrupts; love liberates."
Power
"Money is a necessary evil, not the highest good."
Money
"Health is wealth that no robbery can steal."
Health
"Adventure calls to those brave enough to answer."
Adventure
"The imagination of the artist can change the world."
Imagination
"Technology amplifies both human virtue and vice."
Technology
"History repeats itself to those who do not learn."
History
"Philosophy begins in wonder and ends in understanding."
Philosophy
"Literature is the voice of the voiceless."
Literature
"Politics without ethics is tyranny."
Politics
"War destroys everything except the human will to survive."
War
"Motivation fades; only discipline endures."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes the prepared mind."
Inspiration
"Relationships require vulnerability and honesty."
Relationships
"Solitude is necessary for the soul's renewal."
Solitude
"Life requires us to be both realist and dreamer."
Life
"The test of character is how we treat the powerless."
Wisdom