O how far remov'd, Predestination! is thy foot from such As see not the First Cause entire: and ye, O mortal men!… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
The day that man allows true love to appear, those things which are well made will fall into cofusion and will overturn… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
I affirm that gain is precisely that which comes oftener to the bad man than to the good; for illegitimate gains never… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Love, that exempts no one beloved from loving, seized me with pleasure of this man so strongly, that, as thou seest, it… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
In judgement be ye not too confident, Even as a man who will appraise his corn When standing in a field, ere… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Because there is no man who can be true and just judge of himself, so much will self-love deceive him. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Conscience, that boon companion who sets a man free under the strong breastplate of innocence, that bids him on and fear not. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow; the man who lets his thoughts… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
There, pride, avarice, and envy are the tongues men know and heed, a Babel of depsair — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
My mother used to always tell me that my father was a man who fought for the weak. He had courage and… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
O foolish anxiety of wretched man, how inconclusive are the arguments which make thee beat thy wings below! — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
The man who lies asleep will never waken fame, and his desire and all his life drift past him like a dream,… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
No man may be so cursed by priest or pope but what the Eternal Love may still return while any thread of… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Thy soul is by vile fear assailed, which oft so overcasts a man, that he recoils from noblest resolution, like a beast… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Fame is not won on downy plumes nor under canopies; the man who consumes his days without obtaining it leaves such mark… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
In that part of the book of my memory before the which is little that can be read, there is a rubric, saying, Incipit… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“Be as a tower, that, firmly set, Shakes not its top for any blast that blows!” — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Pure essence, and pure matter, and the two joined into one were shot forth without flaw, like three bright arrows from a three-string bow. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
O power of fantasy that steals our minds from things outside, to leave us unaware, although a thousand trumpets may blow loud--what stirs you… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
The purpose of the whole (work) is to remove those who are living in this life from a state of wretchedness and lead them… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“Noi leggeveamo un giorno per diletto Di Lancialotto, come amor lo strinse; Soli eravamo e senza alcun sospetto Per più fiate gli occhi ci… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Oh foolish desires of mortals! How weak are the reasons that lead us to not take off our flight from the ground. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
