Women have tongues of craft, and hearts of guile,
They will, they will not; fools that on them trust.
• Canto XIX, stanza 84 (tr. Fairfax)
They will, they will not; fools that on them trust.
• Canto XIX, stanza 84 (tr. Fairfax)
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Femina è cosa garrula e fallace: Vuole e disvuole; è folle uom che sen fida.
— Women on Torquato Tasso
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Femina è cosa garrula e fallace: Vuole e disvuole; è folle uom che sen fida." in the context of "Women have tongues of craft, and hearts of guile,
They will, they will not; fools that on them trust.
• Canto XIX, stanza 84 (tr. Fairfax)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Torquato Tasso" (Quotes, Gerusalemme Liberata (1581))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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