Giovanni Boccaccio
An Italian writer, poet, and important Renaissance humanist, author of The Decameron.
Quotes by Giovanni Boccaccio
In sorrow and suffering, I found my true self.
The beauty of a woman is the flower of her youth.
Wit is the salt of conversation.
Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love.
The wise man does not grieve for what he has lost, but rejoices for what he has.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
Laughter is the best medicine for the soul.
The pen is mightier than the sword in the hands of a true writer.
Human nature is ever the same, though its forms vary.
In the garden of love, thorns are as common as roses.
Knowledge without wisdom is like a path without a destination.
The artist's soul is painted on his canvas.
Fame is the shadow of virtue.
A merry heart does good like medicine.
The plague teaches us the fragility of life.
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
Love makes the wise foolish and the foolish wise.
In storytelling, truth is often stranger than fiction.
The heart knows no bounds in its affections.