Pope Sixtus V (1520–1590) pope
Reported in Dante Leonardi, Spighe d'oro, Remo Sandron Editore, 1924.
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“La vita non è né brutta né bella, ma è originale!”
— Italo Svevo, book Zeno's Conscience
Life is neither ugly nor beautiful, but it's original!
Source: La coscienza di Zeno (1923), P. 275; p. 330.
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