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John Florio

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A good husband makes a good wife.


— John Florio


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England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses.


— John Florio


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Night is the mother of thoughts.


— John Florio


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Patience is the best medicine.


— John Florio


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Praise the sea, on shore remain.


— John Florio


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Who has not served cannot command.


— John Florio


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Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.


— John Florio


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Wisdom sails with wind and time.


— John Florio


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Did you know about John Florio?

Soglio was remote from the Inquisition and was situated near Chiavenna (north of Lake Como in Italy) a center of Reformed preaching. In 1578 Florio publiJohn Floriod a work entitled First Fruits which yield Familiar Speech Merry Proverbs Witty Sentences and Golden Sayings (4to). This was accompanied by A Perfect Induction to the Italian and English Tongues.

He was also the translator of Montaigne into English.

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