Gli è ben vero che si dice Tu imparerai per un'altra volta: questo non vale perchè la vien sempre con modi diversi e non mai immaginati.http://books.google.com/books?id=AIEOAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Gli+%C3%A8+ben+vero+che+si+dice+Tu+imparerai+per+un'altra+volta+questo+non+vale+perch%C3%A8+la+vien+sempre+con+modi+diversi+e+non+mai+immaginati%22&pg=PA181#v=onepage" - Meaning and context.">
I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune teaches us how to behave on another occasion; but that is not true, as the circumstances which attend each event are different, and such as could not be foreseen.http://books.google.com/books?id=FnAEAAAAYAAJ&q=%22I+own+it+is+a+common+saying+that+every+reverse+of+fortune+teaches+us+how+to+behave+on+another+occasion+but+that+is+not+true+as+the+circumstances+which+attend+each+event+are+different+and+such+as+could+not+be+foreseen%22&pg=PA321#v=onepage
• Autobiography, vol. 2, ch. 9
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Gli è ben vero che si dice Tu imparerai per un'altra volta: questo non vale perchè la vien sempre con modi diversi e non mai immaginati.http://books.google.com/books?id=AIEOAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Gli+%C3%A8+ben+vero+che+si+dice+Tu+imparerai+per+un'altra+volta+questo+non+vale+perch%C3%A8+la+vien+sempre+con+modi+diversi+e+non+mai+immaginati%22&pg=PA181#v=onepage

— Benvenuto Cellini

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Gli è ben vero che si dice Tu imparerai per un'altra volta: questo non vale perchè la vien sempre con modi diversi e non mai immaginati.http://books.google.com/books?id=AIEOAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Gli+%C3%A8+ben+vero+che+si+dice+Tu+imparerai+per+un'altra+volta+questo+non+vale+perch%C3%A8+la+vien+sempre+con+modi+diversi+e+non+mai+immaginati%22&pg=PA181#v=onepage" in the context of "I own it is a common saying, that every reverse of fortune teaches us how to behave on another occasion; but that is not true, as the circumstances which attend each event are different, and such as could not be foreseen.http://books.google.com/books?id=FnAEAAAAYAAJ&q=%22I+own+it+is+a+common+saying+that+every+reverse+of+fortune+teaches+us+how+to+behave+on+another+occasion+but+that+is+not+true+as+the+circumstances+which+attend+each+event+are+different+and+such+as+could+not+be+foreseen%22&pg=PA321#v=onepage
• Autobiography, vol. 2, ch. 9" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Benvenuto Cellini

About Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini (November 3 1500 – February 13 1571) was a Florentine writer, goldsmith and sculptor. He is now best known as the author of a revealing autobiography.