Ugo Foscolo

Poet Novelist Italian 1778 – 1827

Italian Romantic poet and novelist.

382 quotes

"The lover's paradise is found in the imperfection of the beloved."
Love
"To pursue happiness is to chase a shadow; to pursue meaning is to find light."
Happiness
"The child who questions is the man who will create."
Education
"In the end, we are all merely voices calling across the years."
"The deepest friendship asks nothing and gives everything."
Friendship
"To change the world, one must first change oneself."
Change
"The ache of longing is the proof that the soul still dreams."
Dreams
"Justice deferred is not justice delayed; it is justice destroyed."
Justice
"The strength to endure is greater than the strength to conquer."
Perseverance
"In creativity lies the closest human approach to divinity."
Creativity
"Patience is not weakness; it is the wisdom of waiting for the right moment."
Patience
"The grateful heart sees abundance where the ungrateful see only lack."
Gratitude
"To live fully is to embrace both the joy and the sorrow of existence."
Life
"The adventurer's map is drawn by courage, not by safety."
Adventure
"In the face of injustice, silence is the greatest sin."
Courage
"The imagination of one man can move mountains that armies cannot."
Imagination
"To love without return is not loss; it is the highest form of love."
Love
"The scholar's greatest discovery is the vastness of what remains unknown."
Knowledge
"The eternal beauty of nature teaches us what words cannot express."
Nature
"In solitude, the soul finds its truest conversation with itself."
Solitude
"Art is the language of those whom society refuses to hear."
Art
"Time measures not our years, but the depth of our commitments."
Time
"The heart knows truths that reason cannot fathom."
Wisdom
"Freedom without responsibility is merely the freedom to harm."
Freedom
"In every farewell lies a silent prayer for reunion."
Relationships
"The noblest of struggles is that which takes place within the breast."
Courage
"Memory transforms the past into a living presence."
History
"Those who dare to dream must also dare to suffer."
Dreams
"The written word immortalizes what death would otherwise steal."
Literature
"Patience is not passive waiting, but active faith in becoming."
Patience