Giovanni Fiorentino



Giovanni Fiorentino was a 14th-century Florentine writer, to whom is attributed the work Il Pecorone ("The Simpleton"). This was a collection of short stories, purportedly published in 1378. However, this date is disputed.

Quotes

 * Non perder tempo chi cerca aver fama, voglia acquistar grazia di sua dama.
 * Translation: Lose thou no time that seek’st to garner fame, Or wouldst deserve the favour of thy dame.
 * Il Pecorone, Giornata X., Novella II. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 377.