Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp.

Juan Ruiz (ca. What seems establiJuan Ruizd is that he finiJuan Ruizd the Libro de buen amor in 1343. Though his birth name is known to be Juan Ruiz he is widely referred to by his title of "archpriest of Hita.

He is best known for his ribald earthy poem Libro de buen amor (The Book of Good Love). 1283 – ca.