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Ludovico Ariosto Quotes

Italian poet (1474–1533)

Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516), "Orlando Enraged".

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Alternative Names: Lodovico Ariost • Lodovico Ariosto • Ariosto

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Similar: John Dryden 68.2% Torquato Tasso 66.4% Walter Scott 65.9% John Conington 65.1% George Chapman 65.1% Oliver Goldsmith 64.6% William Shakespeare 63.8% Alexander Pope 63.6% Lord Byron 63.2% George Granville 62.7%
Many would say, that oaths unbinding are,
Which 'tis unlawful and unjust to swear.

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Molti diran che non si de' osservare
Quel ch'era ingiusto e illicito a giurare.

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Dolce cosa era la patria.

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Rumour her tidings, whether bad or good,
Has always tended to exaggerate.

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O bene o mal che la Fama ci apporti,
Signor, di sempre accrescere ha in usanza.

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For such a sovereign joy, a prize so high
No silver and no gold could ever buy.

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Ch'un almo gaudio, un così gran contento
Non potrebbe comprare oro né argento.

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Ill doers in the end shall ill receive.

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Chi mal opra, male al fine aspetta.

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No man, the proverb says, will hesitate
To gather firewood from a fallen tree.

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Com'è in proverbio, ognun corre a far legna
All'arbore che 'l vento in terra getta.

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But such their power who rule with tyrant sway,
Whom most they loath the people most obey.

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Ma 'l populo facea come i più fanno,
Ch'ubbidiscon più a quei che più in odio hanno.

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As nought good endures beneath the skies,
So ill endures no more.

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Come cosa buona non si trova
Che duri sempre, così ancor né ria.

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