The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 1
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health? Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure. Petrarch Italian Poet More Petrarch Quotes 0