Carlo Collodi

“Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!”

“Woe to those who lead idle lives. Idleness is a dreadful illness and must be cured in childhood. If not, when you are old, it can never be cured.”

“Hunger is the best cook.”

“A lie, my dear little ones, is immediately recognized, because there are two sorts of lies: lies with short legs and lies with long noses.”

“The Land of Toys... what a wonderful place! No schools, no teachers, no books! On that delightful land, no one ever studies.”

“Today at school, I will learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher. Then, with my acquirements, I will earn a great deal of money.”

“Never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers.”

“Boys who love their parents and take care of them in their old age deserve great praise and affection.”

“Words are not deeds.”

“A conscience is a little cricket that lives inside you and tells you what's right and what's wrong.”