"Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great……" — Pietro Aretino
"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 empty purse."
—
Pietro Aretino
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
35 Quotes by Pietro Aretino
Pietro Aretino has 35 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth…
-
I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
-
A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the…
-
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
-
If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.
-
Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.
-
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.
-
I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let…
-
With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the…
-
The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are…
-
Flee laziness which while it produces an immediate delight, ends in the sorrow of repentance. And know that nature without…
-
Life is a toy made of glass; it appears to be of inestimable price, but in reality it is very…
See all 35 quotes by Pietro Aretino »
More Belly Quotes
This quote is filed under Belly Quotes,
one of 450 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
See all 450 Belly Quotes »