Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
Più che il morire, il vivere.
Original text (Italian)
Original text (Italian)
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.
Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
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