Part 163.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 318.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 318.
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Il nobile cavallo coll’ ombra della verga si regge; è il malvagio appena si conduce cogli sproni.
• Translation: The high-spirited horse is controlled with the shadow of the whip, while the slug can hardly be made to move with the spurs.
— Bartholomew of San Concordio
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il nobile cavallo coll’ ombra della verga si regge; è il malvagio appena si conduce cogli sproni.
• Translation: The high-spirited horse is controlled with the shadow of the whip, while the slug can hardly be made to move with the spurs." in the context of "Part 163.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 318." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bartholomew of San Concordio" (Quotes, Giunta agli Ammaestramenti degli Antichi (republished 1662))
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About Bartholomew of San Concordio
Bartholomew of San Concordio (b. at San Concordia, near Pisa about 1260; d. at Pisa, 11 June 1347) was an Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters.
About Bartholomew of San Concordio
Bartholomew of San Concordio (b. at San Concordia, near Pisa about 1260; d. at Pisa, 11 June 1347) was an Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters.
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