Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio, (1698–1782) was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.
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High birth is an accident, not a virtue.
—Metastasio
He who despairs wants love and faith, for faith, hope, and love are three torches which blend their light together, nor does the one shine without the other.
—Metastasio
Topics: Despair
If every man’s internal care Were written on his brow, How many would our pity share Who raise our envy now?
—Metastasio
Topics: Opportunities, Reality, Kindness
If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy, would appear to be objects of pity?
—Metastasio
Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.
—Metastasio
Topics: Success, Risk
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