“He who desires everything, has nothing.”
Chi tutto vuole, nulla non ha.
Act I., Scene II. — (Lucido Tolto).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 273.
I Lucidi (published 1549)
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Chi tutto vuole, nulla non ha.
atto I, scena II
I Lucidi (published 1549)
Source: Citato in Harbottle, p. 273.
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