The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until ... - Petrarch

This quote is attributed to Petrarch.

"The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt."

Petrarch Wisdom

Poet Philosopher Italian 1304–1374

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