Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi
Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was a children's writer born in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and writer of the world-renowned fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth24 November 1826
CountryItaly
father night long
Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long.
school what-matters lessons
What matters school? We can go to school to-morrow. Whether we have a lesson more or a lesson less, we shall always remain the same donkeys.
puppets spoil
Most unfortunately, in the lives of puppets there is always a 'but' that spoils everything.
childhood woe illness
Woe to those who lead idle lives. Idleness is a dreadful illness and must be cured in childhood. If it is not cured then, it can never be cured.
crazy people promise
Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers
mean boys poverty
When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.