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If country life be healthful to the body, it is no less so to the mind.

Giovanni Ruffini

The perception of the beautiful is gradual, and not a lightning revelation; it requires not only time, but some study.

Giovanni Ruffini

All papas and mammas have exactly that sort of sight which distinguishes objects at a distance clearly, while they need spectacles to see those under their very noses.

Giovanni Ruffini

Giovanni Ruffini

Giovanni Ruffini

Born: September 20, 1807

Died: November 3, 1881 (aged 74)

Bio: Giovanni Ruffini was an Italian poet of the early 19th century. He is chiefly known for having written the draft of the libretto of the opera Don Pasquale for its composer Gaetano Donizetti.

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