I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
About 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.
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If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
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.
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
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.
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
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.
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)