Giovanni Boccaccio
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.
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.
The greatest wealth is health.
A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
The best way to keep your word is not to give it.
It is better to be a fool with a wise man than a wise man with a fool.
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.
He who does not love his neighbor is not a Christian.
The more you give, the more you get.
A lie has no legs.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
He who has a good conscience has a good bed.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
The best revenge is massive success.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.