Carlo Collodi quotes

A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to. (Carlo Collodi)
Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers. View quote
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When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means. View quote
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Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long. View quote
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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. View quote
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Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. View quote
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How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy! View quote
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A boy's appetite grows very fast, and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger, until soon he was as ravenous as a bear. View quote
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