Act V, scene I. — (Samia).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 340.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 340.
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La donna è sopra la pecunia, come il sol sopra il ghiaccio, che del continue lo strugge e consume.
• Translation: Woman over money is like the sun upon ice, which is all the time: melting and consuming it.
— Bernardo Dovizi
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La donna è sopra la pecunia, come il sol sopra il ghiaccio, che del continue lo strugge e consume.
• Translation: Woman over money is like the sun upon ice, which is all the time: melting and consuming it." in the context of "Act V, scene I. — (Samia).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 340." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bernardo Dovizi" (Quotes, La Calandria (c. 1507))
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About Bernardo Dovizi
Bernardo Dovizi or Bibbiena (August 4, 1470 – November 9, 1520) was an Italian cardinal and comedy-writer, known best as "Cardinal Bibbiena", for the town Bibbiena, where he was born.
About Bernardo Dovizi
Bernardo Dovizi or Bibbiena (August 4, 1470 – November 9, 1520) was an Italian cardinal and comedy-writer, known best as "Cardinal Bibbiena", for the town Bibbiena, where he was born.
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