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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Quotes

1896–1957 Italy

Giuseppe Tomasi, Duke of Palma di Montechiaro and Prince of Lampedusa (December 23, 1896 – July 23, 1957) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and critic. He is best known for his posthumously published novel Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), which was filmed by Luchino Visconti in 1963.

Italy
Novelists
Short story writers

Also known as: Giuseppe di Lamdusa

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If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.

Il Gattopardo (1958)

The young feel sorrows much more sharply that the old; the latter are nearer the safety exit.

Il Gattopardo (1958)

A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in.

Il Gattopardo (1958)

What would the Senate do with me, an inexperienced legislator who lacks the faculty of self-deception, essential requisite for anyone wanting to guide others.

Il Gattopardo (1958)

We were the Leopards, the Lions; those who'll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas; and the whole lot of us, Leopards, jackals, and sheep, we'll all go on thinking ourselves the salt of the earth.

Il Gattopardo (1958)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.