Quotes by Petrarch

Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.

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And tears are heard within the harp I touch.

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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

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Who naught suspects is easily deceived.

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What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks...

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True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are...

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To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since...

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To be able to say how much love, is love but little.

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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

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The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling

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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

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Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.

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