And of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief dream. (Petrarch)

And of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief dream.

Petrarch

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