The world is a beautiful book but of little use to him who cannot read it.
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Carlo Goldoni was a 18th-century Italian playwright. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Read more on Wikipedia →

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