“Ere now a simple tiller of the soil
Hath spoken words of wisdom to mankind;
A cloak all tattered and besmirched with toil
Hath ofttimes clothed a man of prudent mind.”

—  Francesco Berni

Ha qualche volta un ortolan parlato
Cose molte a proposito a la gente;
E da un mantel rotto e sporco e stato
Molte volte coperto un uom prudente.
LVIII, 1
Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Ere now a simple tiller of the soil Hath spoken words of wisdom to mankind; A cloak all tattered and besmirched with …" by Francesco Berni?
Francesco Berni photo
Francesco Berni32
Italian poet 1497–1535

Related quotes

William Shakespeare photo

“Many a true word hath been spoken in jest.”

William Shakespeare King Lear

Source: King Lear

Arthur O'Shaughnessy photo

“They had no vision amazing
Of the goodly house they are raising;
They had no divine foreshowing
Of the land to which they are going:
But on one man's soul it hath broken,
A light that doth not depart;
And his look, or a word he hath spoken,
Wrought flame in another man's heart.”

Arthur O'Shaughnessy Ode

Music and Moonlight (1874), Ode

Báb photo

“I am one of the sustaining pillars of the Primal Word of God. Whosoever hath recognized Me, hath known all that is true and right, and hath attained all that is good and seemly; and whosoever hath failed to recognize Me, hath turned away from all that is true and right and hath succumbed to everything evil and unseemly.”

Báb (1819–1850) Iranian prophet; founder of the religion Bábism; venerated in the Bahá'í Faith

Epistle to Muhammad Sháh

Edward Bulwer-Lytton photo

“Alone! — that worn-out word,
So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;
Yet all that poets sing and grief hath known
Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word ALONE!”

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873) English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician

The New Timon, (1846). Part ii.

Matthew Arnold photo

“Know, man hath all which Nature hath, but more,
And in that more lie all his hopes of good.”

Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools

To An Independent Preacher

Edward Bulwer-Lytton photo

“Love hath no need of words.”

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu

Act I, Scene II
Richelieu (1839)

George Herbert photo

“460. The resolved minde hath no cares.”

George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest

Jacula Prudentum (1651)

William Shakespeare photo

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm”

William Shakespeare Hamlet

Source: Hamlet

John Donne photo

“But he who loveliness within
Hath found, all outward loathes,
For he who color loves, and skin,
Loves but their oldest clothes.”

John Donne (1572–1631) English poet

The Undertaking, stanza 4

Thales photo

“A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.”

Thales (-624–-547 BC) ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician

As quoted in Diogenes Laërtius, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, I, 35; as translated in Dictionary of Quotations (Classical) edited by Thomas Benfield Harbottle, p. 455
Also translated as: "Many words do not declare an understanding heart."

Related topics