I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune … - Benvenuto Cellini

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I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune teaches us how to behave on another occasion; but that is not true, as the circumstances which attend each event are different, and such as could not be foreseen.

Benvenuto Cellini

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Benvenuto Cellini (November 3 1500 – February 13 1571) was a Florentine writer, goldsmith and sculptor. He is now best known as the author of a revealing autobiography.

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Alternative Names: Benvenuto di Maestro Giovanni Cellini Fiorentino • Florentin Bénvénuto Célini • Florentin Benvenuto Celini • Benevenuto Cellini • B. Cellini • Benvenuto Celini

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Gli è ben vero che si dice Tu imparerai per un'altra volta: questo non vale perchè la vien sempre con modi diversi e non mai immaginati.

Painting, in fact, is nothing else much than a tree, a man, or any other object, reflected in the water. The distinction between sculpture and painting, is as great as between the shadow and the substance.

Dissi, a quelle parole, che gli uomini che volevan fare a lor modo, bisognava che si facessino un mondo a lor modo, perché in questo non si usava cosí.

I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune teaches us how to behave on another occasion; but that is not true, as the circumstances w… - Benvenuto Cellini

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