Giovanni Boccaccio Quotes, Thoughts and images

It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.

In this world, you only get what you grab for.

People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.

In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.

My mind is wholly possessed by Love, who rules every part there of, in virtue of his all-embracing deity.

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.

Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.

No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.

Much is required of those who are happy, especially if they have needed comforting in the past, and have received it.