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Quotes by Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.

From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.

Come follow me and leave the world to its babblings.

All hope abandon, ye who enter here!

Nature is the art of God.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.

“The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.”

“It was that hour that turns seafarers longings homeward- the hour that makes their hearts grow tender upon the day they big sweet friends farewell...”

“Love, that moves the sun and the other stars”

“Lamor che move il sole e laltre stelle.”