Carlo Dossi

The false friend is like the shadow that follows us as long as the sun lasts.

Why, in general, is solitude avoided? Because very few find company with themselves.

The mad open the paths that the wise later tread.

I never write my name in the books I buy until after I have read them, because only then can I call them mine.

The best philosophical system of all is that of Jesus Christ: the system of benevolence.

Science is worth nothing if it does not become conscience.

Those who talk a lot, think little.

One does not become a great man unless they have the courage to ignore an infinity of useless things.

Many are only motivated by money, to be honest.