Coluccio Salutati Quotes on Virtue
Coluccio Salutati was an Italian humanist scholar and statesman, chancellor of Florence from 1375 until his death in 1406, and the foremost civic humanist of the generation between Petrarch and Bruni. This page collects quotes attributed to Coluccio Salutati on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Coluccio Salutati:
“The active life of the citizen is no less noble than the contemplative.”
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Attributed to Coluccio Salutati:
“Eloquence is the offspring of wisdom united with civic spirit.”
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Attributed to Coluccio Salutati:
“To love letters is to love what is most fully human.”
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Attributed to Coluccio Salutati:
“The republic is a school of virtue.”
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Attributed to Coluccio Salutati:
“What we read shapes who we become.”