Pietro Aretino Quote

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.

Pietro Aretino

They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.

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About Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino (US: , Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro areˈtiːno]; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) 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. Owing to his communications and sympathies with religious reformers, he is considered to have been a Nicodemite Protestant.