Alexandre Piccolomini est un humaniste et philosophe toscan, qui joua un rôle considérable dans la promotion du toscan en tant que langue philosophique et scientifique, au détriment des langues anciennes . Wikipedia
“We cannot learn our lessons at our companion’s expense”
Alle spese del compagno non si può imparare.
Act V., Scene I. — (Il Quercivola).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 247.
L’Alessandro (1544)
“Act I., Scene I. — (Vicenzo).”
Il mondo va invecchiando e peggiorando di mano in mano.
Translation: The world grows older and grows worse from generation to generation.
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 317.
L’Alessandro (1544)
Act I., Scene I. — (Fabritio).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 328.
L’Alessandro (1544)
“Women resist in order to be conquered.”
Act IV., Scene IV. — (Il Quercivola.)
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 388.
L’Alessandro (1544)
“He who loves trusts the loved one unreservedly, and in all things.”
Act III., Scene III. — (Cornelio).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 261.
L’Alessandro (1544)
“Love is never paid for save with love.”
Act I., Scene IV. — (Alessandro).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 332.
L’Alessandro (1544)
“Gold is the thing that dazzles the women’s eyes.”
L’oro è quello che abbaglia gli occhi delle donne.
Act II. — (Vergilio).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 337.
L’Amor Costante (1536)
“Tis the quiet people that do the work.”
Act III. — (Lucia).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 243.
L’Amor Costante (1536)
“There are few servants to be found who cannot be corrupted with money.”
Pochi servidori si trovano che per danari non si corrompano.
Act II — (Vergilio).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 394.
L’Amor Costante (1536)