Francesco Bracciolini

Francesco Bracciolini (November 26, 1566 – August 31, 1645) was an Italian poet.

Lo Scherno degli Dei (published 1618)

 * (Faceva far cento) castelli in aria.
 * I., 62.
 * Translation: To make a thousand castles in the air.
 * Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 259.


 * (Vuol) far d’ una ciriegia due bocconi.
 * IV., 30.
 * Translation: He wants to make two mouthfuls of one cherry.
 * Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 300.


 * (Che) il leon non combatte con la mosca.
 * V., 41.
 * Translation: For never doth the lion fight with flies.
 * Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 315.


 * (Deh! come è ver che) subito trovato II bello place a chi non e malato.
 * XII., 6.
 * Translation: True ’tis, when unexpectedly we find The beautiful, it charms the healthy mind.
 * Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 424.