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Philosophical Italian Sayings about Life

September 12, 2025 By Larry Aiello

Whatever you do in life, make sure at the end of the day you are happy. Life’s too short for stress and unhappiness!

Qualunque cosa tu faccia nella vita, assicurati di essere felice alla fine della giornata. La vita è troppo breve per lo stress e l’infelicità!


When you’ve lived more years than you have got left, you start thinking differently about life.

Quando hai vissuto più anni di quanti ne hai rimasti, inizi a pensare alla vita in modo diverso.


I’m not impressed by money, job title or social status. I’m impressed by the way someone treats other human beings.

Non mi impressionano i soldi, il titolo di lavoro o lo status sociale. Mi impressiona il modo in cui qualcuno tratta gli altri esseri umani.


The biggest problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.

Il problema più grande è che non ascoltiamo per capire. Ascoltiamo per rispondere.

By Stephen R. Covey


The good news is I’ve made it to the golden years. The bad news is there is no gold!

La buona notizia è che ho raggiunto gli anni d’oro. La cattiva notizia è che l’oro non esiste!


Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

Il nostro scopo principale in questa vita è aiutare gli altri. E se non puoi aiutarli, almeno non far loro del male.

Buddhist philosophy – Filosofia buddista


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