Petrarch Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Petrarch quotes and sayings page 2 (poet). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 21 we have.
“Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.”
“Books have led some to learning and others to madness.”
“A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.”
“The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.”
“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.”
“And tears are heard within the harp I touch.”
“How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!”
“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.”
“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?”
“Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.”
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