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.