Petrarch Quote: No.8

Petrarch Quote: No.8

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It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. Petrarch | Refcard PDF ↑

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Name:: Petrarch (random)
Books & Videos:: Petrarch Books & Videos
Type:: Poet
Nationality:: Italian
Birth Date / Year:: July 20, 1304
Death Date / Year:: July 19, 1374

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