Quotes by Pietro Aretino

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16th century Italian author and blackmailer · Italian

16th century Italian author and blackmailer

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Popular Quotes

“Age has a good mind and sorry shanks.”

“I am indeed a king because I know how to rule myself.”

“I am indeed a king because I know how to rule myself.”

“They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.”

“I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”

“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure because of all the things granted us by wisdom none is greater or better than friendship.”

Common Themes

friendship pressure diamonds self control Relationship Truth Wisdom Friends Better adversity aging old age

“I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”
— Pietro Aretino
Relationship Truth

“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.”
— Pietro Aretino
Wisdom Friends Better

“They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.”
— Pietro Aretino
adversity

“Age has a good mind and sorry shanks.”
— Pietro Aretino
aging old age

“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure because of all the things granted us by wisdom none is greater or better than friendship.”
— Pietro Aretino
friendship

“A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.”
— Pietro Aretino
pressure diamonds

“I am indeed a king because I know how to rule myself.”
— Pietro Aretino
self control

“I keep my friends as misers do their treasure because of all the things granted us by wisdom none is greater or better than friendship.”
— Pietro Aretino
friendship

“A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.”
— Pietro Aretino
pressure diamonds

“I am indeed a king because I know how to rule myself.”
— Pietro Aretino
self control