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Pietro Aretino Quotes
Page 1 of 1Pietro Aretino
April 20, 1492 - October 21, 1556
Nationality: Italian
Category: Poet
Subcategory: Italian Poet
|  I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. Topics: Friendship | | A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart. | | I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. Topics: Love | | I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. | | If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. |
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