Quote by Francesco Petrarch
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to stay out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."
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."