Act I, scene II. — (Polinico).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 377.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 377.
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Non può essere superiore di consigli, chi è inferiore di costumi.
• Translation: He cannot be the better in counsels who is the worse in morals.
— Bernardo Dovizi
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Non può essere superiore di consigli, chi è inferiore di costumi.
• Translation: He cannot be the better in counsels who is the worse in morals." in the context of "Act I, scene II. — (Polinico).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 377." 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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