Pietro Aretino Quotes

A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.
Pietro Aretino

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
Pietro Aretino

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.
Pietro Aretino

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
Pietro Aretino

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.
Pietro Aretino

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Pietro Aretino Quotes

Type: Poet Quotes Category: Italian Poet Quotes Date of Birth: April 20, 1492 Date of Death: October 21, 1556 Nationality: Italian Find on Amazon: Pietro Aretino Related Authors: Dante Alighieri Antonio Porchia Lucius Accius Cesare Pavese Gabriele D'Annunzio Petrarch Eugenio Montale Aulus Persius Flaccus Giacomo Leopardi	A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart. Pietro Aretino I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. Pietro Aretino I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. Pietro Aretino I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. Pietro Aretino If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. Pietro Aretino