Il cielo chiude volentieri gli occhi a nostri difetti, quando non son fatti avanti gli occhi del mondo, e quando per mancanza di testimoni non possa compire perfettamente il processo contra di noi.
• Translation: Heaven is always ready to shut its eyes to our sins when they are not committed before the eyes of the world, and when the lack of witnesses makes it impossible to bring the charge home to us." - Meaning and context.">
Il Don Pilone (1711), Act III., Sc. V. — (Don Pilone.)
 • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 312.
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Il cielo chiude volentieri gli occhi a nostri difetti, quando non son fatti avanti gli occhi del mondo, e quando per mancanza di testimoni non possa compire perfettamente il processo contra di noi.
• Translation: Heaven is always ready to shut its eyes to our sins when they are not committed before the eyes of the world, and when the lack of witnesses makes it impossible to bring the charge home to us.

— Girolamo Gigli

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il cielo chiude volentieri gli occhi a nostri difetti, quando non son fatti avanti gli occhi del mondo, e quando per mancanza di testimoni non possa compire perfettamente il processo contra di noi.
• Translation: Heaven is always ready to shut its eyes to our sins when they are not committed before the eyes of the world, and when the lack of witnesses makes it impossible to bring the charge home to us." in the context of "Il Don Pilone (1711), Act III., Sc. V. — (Don Pilone.)
 • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 312." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Girolamo Gigli

About Girolamo Gigli

Girolamo Gigli (October 14, 1660 – January 4, 1722) was an Italian writer and playwright.