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Order is the virtue...

posted 17 years ago by stevenvh
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Somewhere in the film Gabriele says "L'ordine è la virtù dei mediocri" ("Order is the virtue of the mediocrity"). I like that! I always thought it was written for the script, but it seems to be Shakespeare. Does anyone know which play it's from?
TIA
Steven

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[–] katya_sehgal 17 years ago

is it that? Is the word here 'order' or some other word?
Glad to read your entry. I just saw the movie and that line lingers in my mind.
If you are able to confirm it, do write it down here.

[–] stevenvh 17 years ago

If you are able to confirm it, do write it down here.

Say "please"

[–] borra_cuervo 15 years ago

It actually means something more like "Order is the virtue of mediocre" ("El orden es la virtud de los mediocres"), I don't know if I could put it any other way, but it refers to mediocre people, not to plain mediocrity.

[–] stevenvh 15 years ago

You're absolutely right, it should be "Order is the virtue of the mediocre".

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