“So long she held on in this mourning manner, that, what by the continuall watering of the Basile, and putrifaction of the head, so buried in the pot of earth; it grew very flourishing, and most odorifferous to such as… — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
Much is required of those who are happy, especially if they have needed comforting in the past, and have received it. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
“Tu non potrai fuggir le mie saette se l´arco tiro, o sciocca peccatrice! –” — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the… — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
My mind is wholly possessed by Love, who rules every part there of, in virtue of his all-embracing deity. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything. — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
“Let this grisly beginning be none other to you than is to wayfarers a rugged and steep mountain.” — Giovanni Boccaccio Copy Share Image
