Sonetti, LXVIII.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 396.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 396.
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Prendiam il dolce ognihor che torlo accade,
Se ben d’amar alquanto ivi gustiamo;
Ch’ al mondo huom mai non è beato a pieno.
• Translation: Seize we the sweets of life whene’er we may,
E’en though some bitter taste therein we find,
For ne’er on earth can man know perfect joy.
— Alessandro Piccolomini
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Prendiam il dolce ognihor che torlo accade,
Se ben d’amar alquanto ivi gustiamo;
Ch’ al mondo huom mai non è beato a pieno.
• Translation: Seize we the sweets of life whene’er we may,
E’en though some bitter taste therein we find,
For ne’er on earth can man know perfect joy." in the context of "Sonetti, LXVIII.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 396." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Alessandro Piccolomini
Alessandro Piccolomini (13 June 1508 – 12 March 1579) was an Italian humanist and philosopher from Siena, who promoted the popularization in the vernacular of Latin and Greek scientific and philosophical treatises.
About Alessandro Piccolomini
Alessandro Piccolomini (13 June 1508 – 12 March 1579) was an Italian humanist and philosopher from Siena, who promoted the popularization in the vernacular of Latin and Greek scientific and philosophical treatises.
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