For who can doubt that Rome would rise again instantly if she began to know herself? - Petrarch

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For who can doubt that Rome would rise again instantly if she began to know herself?

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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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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

her ne kadar ruh, yaratılışının asilliğinden ötürü kendini gökyüzünden çalınmış gibi hissetse de aynı zamanda bedenin ağırlığı ve dünya nimetleri tarafından da yeryüzüne sürüklenmiştir. ve sizler gözlerinizi yere dikili tutarak göğe yükselmeyi arzularken, birinden diğerine itilmiş halde, ne göklere ne de yeryüzüne tam anlamıyla ait olamıyorsunuz.

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Gold,silver,gems, fine raiment , a marble palace, well-cultivated fields, paintings, a splendidly caparisoned horse such things as these give one nothing more than a mute and superficial pleasure. Books delight us through and through, they converse with us, they give us good advice; they become living and lively companions to us .

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