It has always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for, in the one case, fortune aids, which often assists injustice; but, in the other case, sense is required. Therefore, we often see a person deficient… — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
Memory is the cabinet of imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience and the council-chamber of thought. — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
Truly, a command of gall cannot be obeyed like one of sugar. A man must require just and reasonable things; if he would see… — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
Ingratitude is a nail which, driven into the tree of courtesy, causes it to wither; it is a broken channel, by which the foundations… — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
It has always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for, in the one case, fortune aids, which often assists… — Giambattista Basile Copy Share Image
