Pietro Aretino

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#inspirational

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#because #hate #i #i love #i love you

A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#bear #bearing #calamities #cowardice #flee

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#because #how #i #i am #indeed

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#better #friends #friendship #granted #greater

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#annoy #neighbors #tell #them #truth