Short Quotes - Author Giovanni Boccaccio Showing 1 - 5 of 5 Add Quote People tend to believe the bad rather than the good. Giovanni Boccaccio People Upvote0 Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy. Giovanni Boccaccio Compassion Upvote0 Do as we say, and not as we do. Giovanni Boccaccio Upvote0 Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth. Giovanni Boccaccio Earth Upvote0 While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman. Giovanni Boccaccio Men Upvote0