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Quotes from The Decameron — Giovanni Boccaccio

1313–1375 Italy

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If of thy talons, Love, be quit I may,
I deem it scarce can be
But other fangs I may elude for aye.

The Decameron (1350)

And if his own joy knew no bounds, the girl was no less delighted on seeing him.

The Decameron (1350)

The nature of wit is such that its bite must be like that of a sheep rather than a dog, for if it were to bite the listener like a dog, it would no longer be wit but abuse.

The Decameron (1350)

Do as we say, not as we do.

The Decameron (1350)

Who means ill, dreams ill.

The Decameron (1350)

Attribution

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