Ugo Foscolo

Poet Novelist Italian 1778 – 1827

Italian Romantic poet and novelist.

382 quotes

"In the depths of sorrow, humanity discovers its greatest strength."
Strength
"Education is the bridge between poverty of spirit and wealth of mind."
Education
"The true measure of a person is how they face the darkness."
"Love is the only revolution that justifies its own violence."
Love
"Grief is the price we pay for having loved deeply."
Death
"In nature's silence, the wise hear a thousand conversations."
Philosophy
"The imagination is the only true freedom we possess at birth."
Imagination
"History repeats itself because humanity refuses to read its lessons."
History
"Beauty is not what the eye perceives, but what the soul recognizes."
Beauty
"To create is to participate in the divine work of becoming."
Creativity
"The poet's burden is to sing when the world demands silence."
Inspiration
"Truth, like justice, is often betrayed by those who claim to protect it."
Truth
"In friendship, we discover who we might become."
Friendship
"Despair is the luxury of those who have forgotten hope."
Hope
"The pursuit of knowledge is the only pursuit that never disappoints."
Knowledge
"Peace is not the absence of struggle, but its transcendence."
Peace
"Work without purpose is merely the passing of time disguised as labor."
Work
"The greatest adventures begin in the realm of thought."
Adventure
"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Gratitude
"Power without conscience is the machinery of tyranny."
Power
"In every ending lies the seed of an unexpected beginning."
Change
"The human spirit is most alive when it creates."
Creativity
"Justice deferred becomes justice denied."
Justice
"Fear reveals what courage is meant to conquer."
Fear
"Perseverance is the art of beginning again, always again."
Perseverance
"The kind heart finds wealth in relationships, not possessions."
Kindness
"Money is merely frozen labor given temporary form."
Money
"The healthy body houses a healthier spirit within."
Health
"Motivation flows from meaning, not from mere ambition."
Motivation
"In solitude or in crowds, the authentic self remains unchanged."
Solitude