Wrongs committed in the distant past are far easier to condemn than to rectify.
• Second Day, Fifth Story (tr. G. H. McWilliam)
Things ill done in times long past are far more easily censured than amended. (tr. Harbottle and Dalbiac)
• Second Day, Fifth Story (tr. G. H. McWilliam)
Things ill done in times long past are far more easily censured than amended. (tr. Harbottle and Dalbiac)
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Le cose mal fatte e di gran tempo passate son più agevoli a riprendere che ad emendare.
— Giovanni Boccaccio
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Le cose mal fatte e di gran tempo passate son più agevoli a riprendere che ad emendare." in the context of "Wrongs committed in the distant past are far easier to condemn than to rectify.
• Second Day, Fifth Story (tr. G. H. McWilliam)
Things ill done in times long past are far more easily censured than amended. (tr. Harbottle and Dalbiac)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Giovanni Boccaccio" (Quotes, The Decameron (c. 1350))
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About Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was a Florentine poet and story-writer who helped to initiate the humanist movement. His most famous work is The Decameron, a collection of 100 novelle or tales.
About Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was a Florentine poet and story-writer who helped to initiate the humanist movement. His most famous work is The Decameron, a collection of 100 novelle or tales.
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