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Francesco Berni Quotes

d. 1536 Italy

Francesco Berni (ca. 1497 – May 26, 1536) was an Italian poet credited for beginning what is now known as "Bernesque poetry", a serio-comedic type of poetry with elements of satire.

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And still the arrows flew so thick and fast,
That, as by clouds, the heavens were overcast.

Of keeping silence few have paid the cost;
Of having said too much, a countless host.

But little virtue hath the tardy gift.

So those whose heads with snowy locks are crowned,
More ready to advise than aid are found.

From one disorder oft a hundred spring.

For fault inveterate, new punishment.

For judgment appertains to God alone.

A certain proverb, that the whole world knows,
Says that loss also steals away our senses,
And that the man thus robbed, like madman goes
About, and right and left the blame dispenses.

Cursed be he who e'er has put his trust
Or who henceforth shall trust in woman's heart;
False are they all, and to mankind a curse;
The plain are bad enough, the fair are worse.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Francesco Berni (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.