“It is better to will the good than to know the truth.”
Petrarch 1304-1374
Known by some as the first humanist and others as the prime mover of the Renaissance. I was introduced to him in The Renaissance by Paul Johnson.
Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“It is better to will the good than to know the truth.”
Petrarch 1304-1374
Known by some as the first humanist and others as the prime mover of the Renaissance. I was introduced to him in The Renaissance by Paul Johnson.
“Before printing the total number of books in Europe was well under one hundred thousand. By 1500, after forty-five years of the printed book, the total has been calculated at nine million.”
Paul Johnson in The Renaissance a Short History.