7 Quotes & Sayings By Torquato Tasso

Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet, dramatist, and physician. His epic poem Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) was written over a very short period of time, during the years 1581–1584. It is considered one of the greatest works in the Italian language. The poem tells the story of two Christian brothers who are soldiers of the medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem, fighting against the Ottoman Empire Read more

It is one of the most popular of all epic poetry. He is also well known for his epic poem Don Geronimo, which describes a union between a man and a woman in love with two other men. He also wrote many other epic-poems, such as La Spagna ritrovata (The Spain Rediscovered), Il Penseroso (The Pensive Man), and Silvio Pellico

Any time not spent on love is wasted.
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Any time not spent on love is wasted. Torquato Tasso
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True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does Torquato Tasso
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True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does. Torquato Tasso
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Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing. Torquato Tasso
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Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green. Torquato Tasso
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The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe. Torquato Tasso