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1From what has been related here it will be seen that Castruccio was a man of exceptional abilities, not only measured by
2men of his own time, but also by those of an earlier date. In stature he was above the ordinary height, and perfectly
3proportioned. He was of a gracious presence, and he welcomed men with such urbanity that those who spoke with him rarely
4left him displeased. His hair was inclined to be red, and he wore it cut short above the ears, and, whether it rained or
5snowed, he always went without a hat. He was delightful among friends, but terrible to his enemies; just to his
6subjects; ready to play false with the unfaithful, and willing to overcome by fraud those whom he desired to subdue,
7because he was wont to say that it was the victory that brought the glory, not the methods of achieving it. No one was
8bolder in facing danger, none more prudent in extricating himself. He was accustomed to say that men ought to attempt
9everything and fear nothing; that God is a lover of strong men, because one always sees that the weak are chastised by
10the strong. He was also wonderfully sharp or biting though courteous in his answers; and as he did not look for any
11indulgence in this way of speaking from others, so he was not angered with others did not show it to him. It has often
12happened that he has listened quietly when others have spoken sharply to him, as on the following occasions. He had
13caused a ducat to be given for a partridge, and was taken to task for doing so by a friend, to whom Castruccio had said:
14"You would not have given more than a penny." "That is true," answered the friend. Then said Castruccio to him: "A ducat
15is much less to me." Having about him a flatterer on whom he had spat to show that he scorned him, the flatterer said to
16him: "Fisherman are willing to let the waters of the sea saturate them in order that they may take a few little fishes,
17and I allow myself to be wetted by spittle that I may catch a whale"; and this was not only heard by Castruccio with
18patience but rewarded. When told by a priest that it was wicked for him to live so sumptuously, Castruccio said: "If
19that be a vice then you should not fare so splendidly at the feasts of our saints." Passing through a street he saw a
20young man as he came out of a house of ill fame blush at being seen by Castruccio, and said to him: "Thou shouldst not
21be ashamed when thou comest out, but when thou goest into such places." A friend gave him a very curiously tied knot to
22undo and was told: "Fool, do you think that I wish to untie a thing which gave so much trouble to fasten." Castruccio
23said to one who professed to be a philosopher: "You are like the dogs who always run after those who will give them the
24best to eat," and was answered: "We are rather like the doctors who go to the houses of those who have the greatest need
25of them." Going by water from Pisa to Leghorn, Castruccio was much disturbed by a dangerous storm that sprang up, and
26was reproached for cowardice by one of those with him, who said that he did not fear anything. Castruccio answered that
27he did not wonder at that, since every man valued his soul for what is was worth. Being asked by one what he ought to do
28to gain estimation, he said: "When thou goest to a banquet take care that thou dost not seat one piece of wood upon
29another." To a person who was boasting that he had read many things, Castruccio said: "He knows better than to boast of
30remembering many things." Someone bragged that he could drink much without becoming intoxicated. Castruccio replied: "An
31ox does the same." Castruccio was acquainted with a girl with whom he had intimate relations, and being blamed by a
32friend who told him that it was undignified for him to be taken in by a woman, he said: "She has not taken me in, I have
33taken her." Being also blamed for eating very dainty foods, he answered: "Thou dost not spend as much as I do?" and
34being told that it was true, he continued: "Then thou art more avaricious than I am gluttonous." Being invited by Taddeo
35Bernardi, a very rich and splendid citizen of Luca, to supper, he went to the house and was shown by Taddeo into a
36chamber hung with silk and paved with fine stones representing flowers and foliage of the most beautiful colouring.
37Castruccio gathered some saliva in his mouth and spat it out upon Taddeo, and seeing him much disturbed by this, said to
38him: "I knew not where to spit in order to offend thee less." Being asked how Caesar died he said: "God willing I will
39die as he did." Being one night in the house of one of his gentlemen where many ladies were assembled, he was reproved
40by one of his friends for dancing and amusing himself with them more than was usual in one of his station, so he said:
41"He who is considered wise by day will not be considered a fool at night." A person came to demand a favour of
42Castruccio, and thinking he was not listening to his plea threw himself on his knees to the ground, and being sharply
43reproved by Castruccio, said: "Thou art the reason of my acting thus for thou hast thy ears in thy feet," whereupon he
44obtained double the favour he had asked. Castruccio used to say that the way to hell was an easy one, seeing that it was
45in a downward direction and you travelled blindfolded. Being asked a favour by one who used many superfluous words, he
46said to him: "When you have another request to make, send someone else to make it." Having been wearied by a similar man
47with a long oration who wound up by saying: "Perhaps I have fatigued you by speaking so long," Castruccio said: "You
48have not, because I have not listened to a word you said." He used to say of one who had been a beautiful child and who
49afterwards became a fine man, that he was dangerous, because he first took the husbands from the wives and now he took
50the wives from their husbands. To an envious man who laughed, he said: "Do you laugh because you are successful or
51because another is unfortunate?"
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