Petrarch Quotes
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Those spacious regions where our fancies roam, Pain'd by the past, expecting ills to come, In some dread moment, by the fates assign'd, Shall pass away, nor leave a rack behind; And Time's revolving wheels shall lose at last The speed that spins the future and the past: And, sovereign of an undisputed throne, Awful eternity shall reign alone.
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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief...
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The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive...
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Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.