Giovanni Boccaccio citátov

„Puto priateľstva je pevnejšie ako puto pokrvné, pretože priateľov si vyberáme, ale príbuzných dostávame.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Prekonajte to smiechom!“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Celý svet a všetko v ňom je krásne, ale najkrajší svet je žena.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Šťastena sa zjaví s rozosmiatou tvárou a odhalenou hruďou, ale zjaví sa iba raz.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Radšej chcem muža bez majetku, ako majetok bez muža.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Na svete má každý toľko, koľko si sám vezme.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Po ničom netúžia ľudia natoľko, ako po tom, čo je nemožné, alebo čo sa dá veľmi ťažko dostať.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Je lepšie ľutovať, že sme niečo prežili, ako ľutovať, že sme neprežili nič.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

Varianta: Je lepšie ľutovať, že sme niečo zažili, než ľutovať, že sme nezažili nič.

„Žiadny smrteľník bez lásky schopný ničoho veľkého ani dobrého nie je.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Kto natrafí na ženu, ktorá sa k nemu nehodí, má tvrdý život.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Keby ženy boli zo striebra, nedali by sa z nich raziť peniaze, pretože žiadna z nich by nevydržala skúšku ohňom.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„Dying more like animals than human beings.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Non come uomini, ma quasi come bestie, morieno.
First Day, Introduction
The Decameron (c. 1350)

„You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Zdroj: The Decameron

„While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio

„The power of the pen is far greater than those people suppose who have not proved it by experience.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Le forze della penna sono troppo maggiori che coloro non estimano che quelle con conoscimento provato non hanno.
Eighth Day, Seventh Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)

„The nature of wit is such that its bite must be like that of a sheep rather than a dog, for if it were to bite the listener like a dog, it would no longer be wit but abuse.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Essere la natura de' motti cotale, che essi come la pecora morde deono cosi mordere l'uditore, e non come 'l cane: percio che, se come cane mordesse il motto, non sarebbe motto, ma villania.
Sixth Day, Third Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)

„I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which…ran a smooth course to its happy conclusion.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Uno amore...a lieto fin pervenuto, in una novelletta assai piccola intendo di raccontarvi.
Fifth Day, Fourth Story
The Decameron (c. 1350)

„An oak is not felled by a single blow of the axe.“

—  Giovanni Boccaccio, kniha The Decameron

Per lo primo colpo non cade la quercia.
Seventh Day, Ninth Story (tr. J. M. Rigg)
The Decameron (c. 1350)