Practise in everything a certain nonchalance that shall conceal design and show that what is done and said is done without effort… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Employ in everything a certain casualness which conceals art and creates the impression that what is done and said is accomplished without… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Outward beauty is a true sign of inner goodness. This loveliness, indeed, is impressed upon the body in varying degrees as a token by… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Beauty, I believe, comes from God; therefore, there can be no beauty without goodness. — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
“Who does not know that without women we can feel no content or satisfaction throughout this life of ours, which but for them would… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Then the soul, freed from vice, purged by studies of true philosophy, versed in spiritual life, and practised in matters of the intellect, devoted… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Take care lest perchance you fall into the mistake of thinking to gain more by being merciful than by being just; for to pardon… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
I have discovered a universal rule which seems to apply more than any other in all human actions or words: namely, to steer away… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Practise in everything a certain nonchalance that shall conceal design and show that what is done and said is done without effort and almost… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
Employ in everything a certain casualness which conceals art and creates the impression that what is done and said is accomplished without effort and… — Baldassare Castiglione Copy Share Image
