The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

Carmelo Silva: Don Carlo

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Don Carlo : That boy should be going to school.

  Batistì : Yes but six kilometers to school and six kilometers back seems a lot.

  Don Carlo : He's young, he has strong legs.

  Batistì : Just when we're about to have another baby. He could have started helping me around the house.

  Don Carlo : He'll help you even more when he's older. Let providence provide for now.

  Batistì : I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school.

  Don Carlo : That's not a good reason, and you know it. If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him. As the boy's father, it's your duty to do God's bidding.

• Don Carlo : Dear friends, we wouldn't be here without miracles. Miracles are the power man doesn't have, the power of God's love. We need that love as much as the air we breathe, the land that feeds us, and the water and light that give us life. And the only way we can deserve God's love is by loving our neighbor.

• Don Carlo : Above all, try always to love one another. The love between two people is something money can't buy. God says not to seek worldly riches but the blessings of paradise. And remember that paradise begins with the love that we show each other here on earth.

• Don Carlo : As for the two of you, stay alert and keep your wits about you, because people today have strange ideas.