Giovanni Boccaccio

Literature Italian 1313 – 1375 99 quotes

An Italian writer, poet, and important Renaissance humanist, author of The Decameron.

Quotes by Giovanni Boccaccio

It is a great folly to wish to be wise in everything.

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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.

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The greatest wealth is health.

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A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

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The best way to keep your word is not to give it.

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It is better to be a fool with a wise man than a wise man with a fool.

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The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

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He who does not love his neighbor is not a Christian.

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The more you give, the more you get.

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A lie has no legs.

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The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

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He who has a good conscience has a good bed.

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The best way to predict the future is to create it.

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There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.

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The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

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The best revenge is massive success.

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The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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