With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of a courtesan; it may be so, but I have the heart of a King. I live free, I… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
The best thing for a man to do is to be born and, being born, to die at once. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
Nature without exercise is a seed shut up in a pod, and art without practice is nothing. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
Love doesn't hide. It stays and fights. It goes the distance, that's why love is so strong. So it can carry you all the… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
And there is quite a different sort of conversation around a fire than there is in the shadow of a beech tree… Four dry… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
“They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.” — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
A man who permits his honor to be taken, permits his life to be taken. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and your fancy is always fixed on… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
