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Do as we say and not as we do.

In this world, you only get what you grab for.

His hair stood upright like porcupine quills.

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost po...

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Giovanni Boccaccio

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Born: 1313-06-16

Died: 1375-12-21

Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was a Florentine poet and story-writer who helped to initiate the humanist movement. His most famous work is The Decameron, a collection of 100 novelle or tales.More