Giovanni Boccaccio citáty
Giovanni Boccaccio
Datum narození: 16. červenec 1313
Datum úmrtí: 21. prosinec 1375
Další jména: Giovanni Battista Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio byl italský renesanční básník a novelista. Je všeobecně považován za zakladatele italské umělecké prózy. Wikipedia
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Citáty Giovanni Boccaccio
„They banish us to the kitchen, there to tell stories to the cat.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Ci cacciano in cucina a dir delle favole colla gatta.
Fifth Day, Tenth Story (tr. J. M. Rigg)
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„The power of the pen is far greater than those people suppose who have not proved it by experience.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Le forze della penna sono troppo maggiori che coloro non estimano che quelle con conoscimento provato non hanno.
Eighth Day, Seventh Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„Dying more like animals than human beings.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Non come uomini, ma quasi come bestie, morieno.
First Day, Introduction
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which…ran a smooth course to its happy conclusion.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Uno amore...a lieto fin pervenuto, in una novelletta assai piccola intendo di raccontarvi.
Fifth Day, Fourth Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„A sin that's hidden is half forgiven.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Peccato celato e mezzo perdonato.
First Day, Introduction
J. M. Rigg's translation http://decameron.obdurodon.org/engdecameronviewreading.html: Sin that is hidden is half forgiven.
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„People are more inclined to believe in bad intentions than in good ones.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
La gente è più acconcia a credere il male che il bene.
Third Day, Sixth Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„The nature of wit is such that its bite must be like that of a sheep rather than a dog, for if it were to bite the listener like a dog, it would no longer be wit but abuse.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Essere la natura de' motti cotale, che essi come la pecora morde deono cosi mordere l'uditore, e non come 'l cane: percio che, se come cane mordesse il motto, non sarebbe motto, ma villania.
Sixth Day, Third Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„And if his own joy knew no bounds, the girl was no less delighted on seeing him.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Se egli fu lieto assai, la letizia della giovane non fu minore.
Fifth Day, Third Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„Do as we say, not as we do.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Fate quello che noi diciamo e non quello che noi facciamo.
Third Day, Seventh Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
„A kissed mouth doesn't lose its freshness, for like the moon it always renews itself.“
— Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha Dekameron
Bocca baciata non perde ventura, anzi rinnuova come fa la luna.
Second Day, Seventh Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)
