Carlo Dossi

. [Peter Bondanella (ed.), Andrea Ciccarelli (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel, Cambridge University Press 2003; p. 4]

In 1892 he became diplomat in Colombia, where he married Carlotta Borsani, with whom he had three children. He came to Athens in 1895, there developing an appreciation for archeology.

Quotes

* "Before I've read them, I never write my name into the books I buy, because only after that I can call them mine."
* "In many endeavors to gain glory, not the goal is important, but the struggle."
* "Madmen open the paths which are later traversed by the wise."
* "Why do people avoid being alone? Because only few are in good company when left with themselves."

Selected works

* "L'altrieri: Vita di Alberto Pisani"
* "Ritratti umani dal calamajo di un medico"

External links

* [http://www.liberliber.it/biblioteca/d/dossi/ Liber Liber Biblioteca] it icon

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