Vittorio Alfieri Quotes
If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.
Citations
Alfieri, Vittorio. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Victor Alfieri. Henry Colburn, 1810.
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Count Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." He wrote nineteen tragedies, sonnets, satires, and a notable autobiography.