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GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO Florentine (Italian) Italian story writer (1313 - 1375) Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.       - [Heaven] Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.       - [Compassion] People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.       - [Belief] Do as we say, and not as we do.   [Lat., Faites ce que nous disons, et ne faites pas ce que nous faisons.]       - Decameron,         from the French of Sabatier de Castres "Troisieme Journee", novelle VII         [Preaching] His hair stood upright like porcupine quills.       - Decameron (fifth day, Nov. 8) [Hair] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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