If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.
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Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi.
— Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa" (Quotes, Il Gattopardo (1958): English translations and page-numbers are from Archibald Colquhoun (trans.), The Leopard (London: Fontana, 1963).)
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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.
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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