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Ludovico Ariosto Quotes

When the devil grows old he turns hermit.

When the devil grows old he turns hermit.

Ludovico Ariosto
Devil, Hermits, Turns

Cruelty ever proceeds from a vile mind, and often from a cowardly heart.

Ludovico Ariosto
Bullying, Heart, Mind

For rarely man escapes his destiny.

Ludovico Ariosto
Destiny, Men
Ludovico Ariosto (2015). “Delphi Poetical Works of Ludovico Ariosto - Complete Orlando Furioso (Illustrated)”, p.3423, Delphi Classics

I regret not death. I am going to meet my friends in another world.

Ludovico Ariosto
Death, Regret, World

Man proposes, and God disposes.

Ludovico Ariosto
God, Men, Propose
"Orlando Furioso". Poem by Ludovico Ariosto. Canto XLVI, stanza 35, 1532.

Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.

Ludovico Ariosto
Hideous, Seems
Ludovico Ariosto (2015). “Delphi Poetical Works of Ludovico Ariosto - Complete Orlando Furioso (Illustrated)”, p.634, Delphi Classics

Nature made him, and then broke the mold.

Ludovico Ariosto
Nature, Mold, Broke
'Orlando Furioso' (1532) canto 10, st. 84

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

Ludovico Ariosto
Jealousy, Lord, Orthodox

Such fire was not by water to be drown'd, Nor he his nature changed by changing ground. [Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco; Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]

Ludovico Ariosto
Change, Stars, Fire

For rarely man escapes his destiny. [It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]

Ludovico Ariosto
Destiny, Men
"Orlando Furioso" by Ludovico Ariosto, (XVIII. 58), 1516.

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