Georg Buchner
German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose
Pietro Aretinowas an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful.
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About the Pietro Aretino
Pietro Aretinowas an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful. Owing to his communications and sympathies with religious reformers, he is considered to have been a Nicodemite Protestant. He was a good friend of the Venetian artist Titian, who painted his portrait three times.
5 Quotes by Pietro Aretino
- 1.
If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.
Pietro AretinoItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
- 2.
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 AretinoItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
- 3.
I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
Pietro AretinoItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
- 4.
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 AretinoItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
- 5.
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 AretinoItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)