Quotes by Vittorio Alfieri

"Often the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die."
— Vittorio Alfieri
"First thoughts are not always the best."
— Vittorio Alfieri
"Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence."
— Vittorio Alfieri
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Count Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri (/ˌælfiˈɛəri/, also US: /ɑːlˈfjɛri/, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo alˈfjɛːri]; 16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Ital...