Pietro Aretino Quote

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.


The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. Appendix (ed. 1926)


The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.