They boosted themselves with such nauseating self-praise as to make the stones jump out of the walls and flee.
• Il Corbaccio (c. 1355), "The Labyrinth of Love" (tr. Cartier)
• Il Corbaccio (c. 1355), "The Labyrinth of Love" (tr. Cartier)
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Se medesimi esaltando con parole da fare per istomacaggine le pietre saltar del muro e fuggirsi.
— Giovanni Boccaccio
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• Il Corbaccio (c. 1355), "The Labyrinth of Love" (tr. Cartier)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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