Pietro Aretino

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

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

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

“let us love winter, for it is the spring of genuis.”

“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.”