Here is a selection of sayings and wise words by some of these famous Italians, that include Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, and once sexy movie star Sophia Loren.
With much ado, let's check out these 11 wise sayings and words of wisdom about life by these famous Italians.
“Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.” - Sophia Loren
sex appeal, people, think
“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.” - Michelangelo
brain, hands
“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will” - Antonio Gramsci
pessimist, intelligence, will
“If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
stay, things, change
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
noble, joy, understanding
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” - Galileo Galilei
truth, easy, discover
“While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
thought, live, learn, die
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” - Leonardo da Vinci
deception, suffer, opinion
"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.” - Sophia Loren
woman, dress, purpose, view
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
simplicity, sophsication
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." - Michelangelo
trifles, perfection