Pietro Metastasio Quotes

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other

If every man's internal care Were written on his brow How many would our pity share Who raise our envy now?

The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.