Stefano Guazzo quotes

The mouth of hell is full of good resolutions. (Stefano Guazzo)
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
He who does not look before him stays behind. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
When the prayer is granted, they cheat the saint. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
A king without instruction is like a donkey crowned. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
Water at a distance does not put out a fire near at hand. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
To show favour to a villain is to sow in the sea, and to be guilty of an injustice. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
There are many who write good deeds in the dust, and injuries on marble. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
There is nothing that adds more lustre to a prince than having efficient officers. View quote
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In an old man all his other vices grow old, but avarice alone grows younger. View quote
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Better a live dog than a dead lion. (Stefano Guazzo)
I call the beginning of death the whole course of life, beginning with our birth, from which point we commence to die, and each moment of every day brings us nearer to our end. View quote
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According to the physiognomists the monster in body is a monster in mind. View quote
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Crows do not pick out other crows' eyes. View quote
Stefano Guazzo
Man, in a word, is a world in miniature, and the most perfect and most finished work of God. View quote
Stefano Guazzo