They had their faces twisted toward their haunches and found it necessary to walk backward, because they could not see ahead of… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
In the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray, Gone from the path direct. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
When I had journeyed half of our life's way, I found myself within a shadowed forest, for I had lost the path… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Where the way is hardest, there go thou; Follow your own path and let people talk. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
To get back up to the shining world from there My guide and I went into that hidden tunnel, And Following its… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Thou shall know by experience how salt the savor is of others' bread, and how sad a path it is to climb… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
At the midpoint on the journey of life, I found myself in a dark forest, for the clear path was lost... — 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
