Salvatore Quasimodo

Poet Italian 1901 – 1968

Italian poet and Nobel Prize winner for hermetic poetry.

437 quotes

"Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers."
Kindness
"Our strength lies not in what we can destroy, but in what we can endure."
Strength
"Fear is the price we pay for being truly alive."
Fear
"Power without compassion is merely tyranny with a crown."
Power
"Wealth of spirit outweighs all material abundance."
Money
"Health is the foundation upon which all other achievements rest."
Health
"Adventure begins where comfort ends and courage begins."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only truly unlimited resource of humanity."
Imagination
"Progress is measured not by speed but by the distance from ignorance."
Knowledge
"The philosopher seeks truth; the poet embodies it."
Philosophy
"War is the greatest failure of human communication."
War
"Motivation fades, but discipline endures."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are already working."
Inspiration
"Relationships require the same dedication as any worthy pursuit."
Relationships
"Dreams are the map of our deepest desires."
Dreams
"Humor is humanity's way of dancing with darkness."
Humor
"The work of our hands reveals the state of our hearts."
Work
"Leadership is service disguised as authority."
Leadership
"Faith is not the absence of doubt, but the choice to move forward anyway."
Faith
"Science seeks to explain the mystery; art seeks to preserve it."
Science
"Technology changes our tools but not our fundamental nature."
Technology
"Education is the liberation of the mind from ignorance's prison."
Education
"Peace is not the silence of guns, but the harmony of spirits."
Peace
"Change is the only constant, yet we resist it most fiercely."
Change
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Courage
"Happiness is found in the quiet moments we barely notice."
Happiness
"Success is the dangerous illusion that we have arrived."
Success
"Friendship is the greatest gift we bestow upon ourselves."
Friendship
"Family shapes us in ways we spend a lifetime understanding."
Family
"Love is the only force that grows by being given away."
Love