Ungaretti

Poet Italian 1888 – 1970

Italian modernist poet and innovator.

385 quotes

"Beauty exists in the space between what is said and unsaid"
Beauty
"History is written by the living who fear the dead"
History
"Courage is continuing when the meaning becomes uncertain"
Courage
"Love is the only act that defies time's logic"
Love
"Faith begins where rational thought surrenders"
Faith
"Happiness is impossible; contentment is the only truth"
Happiness
"Silence contains more music than any symphony"
Music
"Power without vulnerability is merely tyranny"
Power
"Change is the only constant that constantly escapes us"
Change
"Death teaches us that nothing belongs to us but moments"
Death
"The unexamined dream is not worth pursuing"
Dreams
"Justice is the shadow cast by wounded hope"
Justice
"Imagination is the only faculty that survives war"
Imagination
"Patience is not virtue; it is surrender"
Patience
"Kindness is the last rebellion against despair"
Kindness
"True strength lies in admitting our fragility"
Strength
"Fear whispers truths that comfort never reveals"
Fear
"Money is congealed time, and time is the only currency"
Money
"Health of spirit matters more than health of body"
Health
"Adventure is what happens when preparation meets accident"
Adventure
"Technology amplifies both our capacity to connect and isolate"
Technology
"Leadership is bearing burdens that others never see"
Leadership
"Work becomes noble only when infused with consciousness"
Work
"Gratitude is remembering when forgetting is easier"
Gratitude
"Creativity springs from the tension between order and chaos"
Creativity
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but acceptance of it"
Peace
"Truth multiplies when spoken; lies multiply when hidden"
Truth
"Freedom is the burden of choosing ourselves constantly"
Freedom
"Hope is the wound that never fully heals"
Hope
"Education is learning what questions matter"
Education