Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an… — 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
