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Carlo Collodi Quotes

Carlo Collodi quotes

Italian Writer November 24, 1826 – October 26, 1890

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Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy. Carlo Collodi
At such a loving invitation, Pinocchio, with one leap from the back of the orchestra, found himself in the front rows. With another leap, he was on the orchestra leader's head. With a third, he landed on the stage. Carlo Collodi
Today at school I will learn to read at once; then tomorrow I will begin to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher. Then with my acquirements I will earn a great deal of money, and with the first money I have in my pocket I will immediately buy for my papa a beautiful new cloth coat. But what am I saying? Cloth, indeed! It shall be all made of gold and silver, and it shall have diamond buttons. That poor man really deserves it; for to buy me books and to have me taught he has remained in... Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now..."
How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy! Carlo Collodi
After they had gone another mile, Pinocchio heard the same little low voice saying to him:'Bear it in mind, simpleton! Boys who refuse to study, and turn their backs upon books, schools, and masters, to pass their time in play and amusements, sooner or later come to a bad end... I know it by experience... and I can tell you. A day will come when you will weep as I am weeping now... but then it will be too late!...'On hearing these words whispered very softly, the puppet, more frightened than... Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of..."
Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long. Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They..."
Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers Carlo Collodi
Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. Carlo Collodi
A boy's appetite grows very fast, and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger, until soon he was as ravenous as a bear. Carlo Collodi
Where are the gold pieces now?' the Fairy asked. 'I lost them,' answered Pinocchio, but he told a lie, for he had them in his pocket. As he spoke, his nose, long though it was, became at least two inches longer. Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand..."
When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means. Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one..."
Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have! Carlo Collodi
What matters school? We can go to school to-morrow. Whether we have a lesson more or a lesson less, we shall always remain the same donkeys. Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled..."
A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose. Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi quote: "How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece..."
How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. Carlo Collodi

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