Nihil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio (Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness) - Petrarch

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Nihil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio

(Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness)

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About Petrarch

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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"Yet have I oft been beaten in the field, And sometimes hurt," said I, "but scorn'd to yield." He smiled and said: "Alas! thou dost not see, My son, how great a flame's prepared for thee."
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