Francesco Petrarch

Poet Humanist Scholar Italian 1304 – 1374

Founder of Humanism, wrote sonnets that defined Renaissance love poetry.

372 quotes

"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but hope achieved is a tree of life."
Hope
"Comedy is tragedy plus time."
Humor
"Work is the price of success."
Work
"Freedom is the highest good."
Freedom
"Truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended."
Truth
"The greatest pain is the pain of unlived life."
Life
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
Love
"Happiness is found in simplicity."
Happiness
"Success is the progressive realization of worthy goals."
Success
"A friend is one who knows you and loves you still."
Friendship
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Courage
"Change is the only constant in life."
Change
"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance."
Education
"Knowledge is power."
Knowledge
"Time flies, but memories remain."
Time
"Truth will out."
Truth
"Freedom is the breath of the soul."
Freedom
"Peace is the greatest wealth."
Peace
"Nature is the best teacher."
Nature
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Art
"Science is truth; all else is conjecture."
Science
"Music soothes the savage beast."
Music
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for."
Faith
"Leadership is the art of getting people to want to do what you need them to do."
Leadership
"Work is the refuge of those who have nothing better to do."
Work
"Dreams are the seed of reality."
Dreams
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Humor
"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder."
Beauty
"Death is the ultimate truth."
Death
"Perseverance overcomes all obstacles."
Perseverance