Pues el hombre es un animal no sólo vil y despreciable, sino también (y no lo diría si la experiencia no me lo hubiera mostrado, y siguiera mostrando… - Petrarch

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Pues el hombre es un animal no sólo vil y despreciable, sino también (y no lo diría si la experiencia no me lo hubiera mostrado, y siguiera mostrando, tan claramente) perjudicial, variable, desleal, poco confiable, feroz y cruel.

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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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gönlümüzde kaygılar, kollarımızda boşluk,
geçici zevkler ve bitmek bilmez dert,
kışın güller, yaz ortasında buz,
belirsiz umut önümüzde ve kısa süren sevinç,
pişmanlık ve elem, ardımızda bıraktığımız
(aşkın utkusu iii, 115-119)

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I go in silence, since my fatal words would make men weep and what I really want is solitude in which to shed my tears.

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