Giovanni Verga

Novelist Italian 1840 – 1922

Italian realist novelist known for The House by the Medlar Tree.

389 quotes

"Change is the only constant, and it brings both joy and sorrow."
Change
"Faith sustains those who have lost everything else."
Faith
"Power corrupts differently than it destroys."
Power
"The truth we seek often destroys the illusions we cherish."
Truth
"Literature holds the mirror society refuses to look into."
Literature
"Science cannot explain the mysteries of the human heart."
Science
"The greatest motivation is dignity denied."
Motivation
"In history, we find both warning and inspiration."
History
"Technology cannot replace the warmth of human connection."
Technology
"The hushed voice of conscience speaks louder than crowds."
Philosophy
"Beauty is often found in the overlooked and ordinary."
Beauty
"Patience teaches lessons that haste cannot learn."
Patience
"The freedom to suffer is still freedom."
Freedom
"Knowledge of evil is often the price of wisdom."
Knowledge
"To love is to give hostages to fate."
Love
"The working hand is nobler than the idle mind."
Work
"Hope is the defiance of the reasonable."
Hope
"The mask we wear becomes our face in time."
Life
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is surrender."
Justice
"In grief, we discover our true companions."
Friendship
"The pursuit of happiness often defeats its own purpose."
Happiness
"Success whispers to some and shouts at others."
Success
"Education can enlighten or enslave, depending on the hand that wields it."
Education
"The deepest loneliness exists within crowded rooms."
Solitude
"Adventure awaits those brave enough to step beyond comfort."
Adventure
"The imagination carries us where legs cannot go."
Imagination
"Kindness is often repaid with betrayal, yet it remains necessary."
Kindness
"The powerful forget quickly; the powerless never forget."
Power
"In music, we hear what words cannot express."
Music
"Death is the period at the end of life's sentence."
Death