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Petrarch Quotes

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
Petrarch

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Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
Italian Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 20, 1304
Date of Death:
July 19, 1374
Nationality:
Italian
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