Quotes by Giovanni Boccaccio

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Pursue wisdom and approach the virtues; honor worthy persons, keep friendships with the greatest faith; seek counsel from the wise; be kind to the little ones; humanely and justly, as much as is permitted to you, seek honors, praises, glory, and fame.

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It often happens that man thinks that happiness is far from him, but it, with unheard footsteps, is already near him.

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Use your present time in such a way that in your old age you will not reproach yourself for having lived your youth in vain

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Threats are the weapons of those who are themselves under threat

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The one who wants to be healthy, in part has also strengthened himself.

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The deeds of the past are easier to condemn than to correct.

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Asking someone for advice is the biggest show of trust that someone can give to another person.

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As the stars, on clear nights, serve as the ornaments of the sky, and the flowers, in the spring, as the ornaments of a meadow, so the flashes of wit adorn pleasant conversations.

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There is no anger so hot that it does not die out with the passage of time.

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Irony must bite like a sheep, not like a bull.

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They say it's good to die saving another's life.

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Wonderful is the force of love that pushes lovers to great deeds, to face unimaginably great dangers.

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He has a hard life who stumbles upon a woman who does not suit him.

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Men, sometimes even if they can't see their beloved for only a few days, become bitter and cry when parting; they also swear to many things, make promises, and they are determined to keep them; but then some new case comes up, and they forget their oaths. (...) They are usually sold sooner for oaths, tears and promises than for true love. Their fickle character makes them do all this, because there is no one who would rather change ten lovers in a month than stay with one for ten months. They constantly think that they are finding new methods and forms, and they brag about it, when many women's hearts were theirs. So what do you hope for? Why do you deceive yourself with vain dreams? You are not capable of stopping him in his scheming anyway: stop loving him and show him that you can cheat him in the same way that he cheated on you.

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A kiss is not wasted, it is renewed like the moon.