Petrarch Quotes

Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)

Francesco Petrarca (or Petrarch) (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) was an Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist. Petrarch and Dante are considered the fathers of the Renaissance.

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Alternative Names: Francesco Petrarca • Peetrarque • Petrarque • Francesco Peetrarque • Francesco Petrarch • Francis Petrarch • Petrarca

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Everything else, every thought, goes fore and forever fades away into the recesses of time, and therein what remains is my soul's love for you.

I am she who gave you so much war and completed my day before evening.

My Pandolfo, those works are frail in the long run, but our study is the one that makes men immortal through fame.

Nihil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio

(Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness)

Tal par gran meraviglia, et poi si sprezza.