Vittorio Alfieri
Vittorio Alfieri
Count Vittorio Alfieriwas an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy."...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth16 January 1749
CountryItaly
Vittorio Alfieri quotes about
elements original-thought virtue
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the unoriginal elements which they contain.
daughter silence vengeance
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
wicked crime repentance
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.
punishment plot guilty
The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot.