Dante Alighieri Quotes

Biography: Dante Alighieri is known for his epic poem "The Divine Comedy," which ... more Biography: Dante Alighieri is known for his epic poem "The Divine Comedy," which profoundly influenced literature and theology. Born in Florence, Italy, in 1265, Dante's work traverses the realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, reflecting his exile and political strife while exploring themes of redemption and the human soul. less

"My course is set for an uncharted sea""Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always""The secret of getting things done is to act""A mighty flame follows a tiny spark""You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man's bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man's stairs""Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart, seized me""The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is""Follow your own star""Abandon all hope, you who enter here""There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery""Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction""From a little spark may burst a flame""The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality""The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time""Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge""Nature is the art of God""He listens well who takes notes""The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come""The more a thing is perfect, the more it feels pleasure and pain""Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal"

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