Alessandro Manzoni Professions : Poet Born : March 7, 1785 Died : May 22, 1873 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Alessandro Manzoni Bullies, oppressors and all men who do violence to the rights of others are guilty not only of their own crimes, but also of the corruption they bring into the hearts of their victims. Alessandro Manzoni rights heart men Music does not express any idea, but it gives rise to thousands. Alessandro Manzoni doe giving ideas Certainly the heart has always something to tell about the future to those who listen to it. But what does the heart know? Scarce a little of what has already happened. Alessandro Manzoni doe heart littles I would really like, in fact, to be born again in another two hundred years' time. Alessandro Manzoni two facts years When a friend, then, indulges in the joy unburdening a secret on to another friend's bosom, he makes the latter, in his turn, feel the urge to taste the same joy himself. Alessandro Manzoni indulge-in secret joy Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors