“The advice of women, if spontaneous,
Is better than if pondered well, and weighed.”
Molti consigli de le donne sono
Meglio improviso, ch'a pensarvi, usciti.
Canto XXVII, stanza 1 (tr. B. Reynolds)
Orlando Furioso (1532)
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Molti consigli de le donne sono Meglio improviso, ch'a pensarvi, usciti.
Orlando Furioso (1532)
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