The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Quotes

“It did not seem to me to be a time to guard myself
against Love's blows: so I went on
confident, unsuspecting; from that, my troubles
started, amongst the public sorrows”
― Petrarch, Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch

“Vede insieme l'uno e l'altro polo,
Le stelle vaghe e lor viaggio torto;
E vedi, 'I veder nostro quanto e corto.
(You see both poles at once, the travelling stars in their winding courses, and you see just how limited our seeing really is.)”
― Petrarch, The Sonnets Triumphs and Other Poems