Quote by: Pietro Aretino

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.


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Author Bio


  • NamePietro Aretino
  • DescriptionItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer
  • Born1492
  • DiedOctober 21, 1556
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Playwright