If our inward griefs were seen written on our brow, how many would be pitied who are now envied! [It., Se a ciascun l'interno affanno Si leggesse in fronte scritto, Quanti mai, che invidia fanno, Ci farebbero pieta!].
The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower. - Pietro Metastasio
The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.
- Pietro Metastasio
It is the just decree of Heaven that a traitor never sees his danger till his ruin is at hand. - Pietro Metastasio
It is the just decree of Heaven that a traitor never sees his danger till his ruin is at hand.
High birth is an accident, not a virtue. - Pietro Metastasio
High birth is an accident, not a virtue.
The aged oak upon the steep stands more firm and secure if assailed by angry winds; for if the winter bares its head, the more strongly it strikes it… - Pietro Metastasio
The aged oak upon the steep stands more firm and secure if assailed by angry winds; for if the winter bares its head, the more strongly it strikes it…
How full of error is the judgment of mankind! They wonder at results when they are ignorant of the reasons - Pietro Metastasio
How full of error is the judgment of mankind! They wonder at results when they are ignorant of the reasons
If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy would appear to be the objects of pity? - Pietro Metastasio
If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy would appear to be the objects of pity?
Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other. - Pietro Metastasio
Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.
The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust, something to fortune, f… - Pietro Metastasio
The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust, something to fortune, f…
If you wish to behold God, you may see Him in every object around; search in your breast, and you will find Him there. And if you do not yet perceive… - Pietro Metastasio
If you wish to behold God, you may see Him in every object around; search in your breast, and you will find Him there. And if you do not yet perceive…
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