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Giovanni Boccaccio Quotes

Giovanni Boccaccio quotes

Italian Author, Writer, Poet June 16, 1313 – December 21, 1375

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You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark. Giovanni Boccaccio
To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews..."
Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy."
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten..."
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have..."
No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted..."
Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio quote: "Do as we say, and not as we do."
Do as we say, and not as we do. Giovanni Boccaccio

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