Francesco Bracciolini

Francesco Bracciolini (November 26, 1566 – August 31, 1645) was an Italian poet.

Quotes

Lo Scherno degli Dei (published 1618)

• (Faceva far cento) castelli in aria.
  • I., 62.
  • Translation: To make a thousand castles in the air.
  • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 259.

• (Vuol) far d’ una ciriegia due bocconi.
  • IV., 30.
  • Translation: He wants to make two mouthfuls of one cherry.
  • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 300.

• (Che) il leon non combatte con la mosca.
  • V., 41.
  • Translation: For never doth the lion fight with flies.
  • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 315.

• (Deh! come è ver che) subito trovato
  II bello place a chi non e malato.
  • XII., 6.
  • Translation: True ’tis, when unexpectedly we find
    The beautiful, it charms the healthy mind.
  • Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 424.