Pietro Aretino Quotes
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.
Citations
Aretino, Pietro. The Letters of Pietro Aretino. Translated by Thomas Caldecot Chubb, Archon Books, 1967.
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Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful.