Saturday, May 30, 2015

11 Wise Sayings And Words Of Wisdom About Life By Famous Italians

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.

11 wise sayings and words of wisdom by famous Italians
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