Giovanni Boccaccio Quotes

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

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

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

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

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

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

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

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

People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

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

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