Quotes by Francesco Petrarca

Francesco Petrarca

Francesco Petrarca

Italian poet and writer

Lived from: 1304 - 1374

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagItaly

Born: 28 july 1304 Died: 27 july 1374

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  • Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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  • How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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  • It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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  • Man has no greater enemy than himself.
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  • Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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  • Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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  • Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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  • To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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What are the most famous quotes from Francesco Petrarca?

The two most famous quotes from Francesco Petrarca are:

  • "Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace."
  • "How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance."

When did Francesco Petrarca live?

Francesco Petrarca was born in 1304 and died in the year 1374.