Who said "True nobility is not by birth but by character."?

This quote is attributed to Petrarch.

True nobility is not by birth but by character. - Petrarch

"True nobility is not by birth but by character."

Petrarch Leadership

Poet Philosopher Italian 1304–1374

"To be everywhere is to be nowhere."

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