Leonardo Bruni Quotes on Virtue
Leonardo Bruni was an Italian Renaissance humanist, historian, and statesman, chancellor of the Florentine Republic for two long terms in the early fifteenth century and one of the foremost civic humanists of his age. This page collects quotes attributed to Leonardo Bruni on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Leonardo Bruni:
“The studia humanitatis form citizens fit for the republic.”
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Attributed to Leonardo Bruni:
“History is the teacher of life.”
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Attributed to Leonardo Bruni:
“Liberty is the highest good of a city.”
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Attributed to Leonardo Bruni:
“The republic is the form of life best suited to human dignity.”