Inspirational Quotes by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (Italian Author)

If we want everything to remain as it is, it will be necessary for everything to change.
—Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Topics: Change

When a peasant gives me his bit of cheese he’s making me a bigger present than the Prince of Làscari when he invites me to dinner. That’s obvious. The difficulty is that the cheese is nauseating. So all that remains is the heart’s gratitude which can’t be seen and the nose wrinkled in disgust which can be seen only too well.
—Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.
—Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

A house of which one knew every room wasn’t worth living in.
—Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

The young feel sorrows much more sharply that the old; the latter are nearer the safety exit.
—Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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