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More Quotes by Giovanni Boccaccio
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.
Senseless creatures, you don't see how much evil is concealed under a little good appearance.
No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.
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.
They brought it to a common saying there that the most acceptable service one could render to God was to put the devil in Hell.
here be said save that even in poor cottages there rain down divine spirits from heaven, like as in princely palaces there be those who were worthier to tend swine than to have lordship over men.
In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.
In this world, you only get what you grab for.
Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.
Mejor estaría con diablos: de siete veces seis no saben lo que ellas mismas quieren.
