Quote by Francesco Petrarch
"What a great thing it is to have the power of speech, but how small a thing to have not the power to hold one's tongue."
More from Francesco Petrarch
"A man of wise and noble character is prevented by conscience from doing many things that are permitted by law."
"It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one."
"Who overindulges in the present moment loses the future."
"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride."