Noi fummo i Gattopardi, i Leoni; quelli che ci sostituirann… - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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Noi fummo i Gattopardi, i Leoni; quelli che ci sostituiranno saranno gli sciacalletti, le iene; e tutti quanti Gattopardi, sciacalli e pecore, continueremo a crederci il sale della terra.

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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About Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Giuseppe Tomasi, Duke of Palma di Montechiaro and Prince of Lampedusa (December 23, 1896 – July 23, 1957) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and critic. He is best known for his posthumously published novel Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), which was filmed by Luchino Visconti in 1963.

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Alternative Names: Lampedusa • Tomasi di Lampedusa • Giuseppe Tomasi, 11th Prince of Lampedusa

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Un palazzo del quale si conoscessero tutte le stanze non era degno di essere abitato.

We were the Leopards, the Lions; those who'll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas; and the whole lot of us, Leopards, jackals, and sheep, we'll all go on thinking ourselves the salt of the earth.

A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in.

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