Dante Alighieri Quotes

Within her presence, I had once been used
to feeling - trembling - wonder, dissolution;
but that was long ago. Still, though my soul,
now she was veiled, could not see her directly,
by way of hidden force that she could move,
I felt the mighty power of old love.

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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.

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Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always

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

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Mentre che la speranza ha fior del verde

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Thy soul is by vile fear assailed

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A mighty flame follows a tiny spark.

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Those ancients who in poetry presented
the golden age, who sang its happy state,
perhaps, in their Parnassus, dreamt this place.
Here, mankind's root was innocent; and here
were every fruit and never-ending spring;
these streams-the nectar of which poets sing.

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Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.

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Beauty awakens the soul to act.

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

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The wish to hear such baseness is degrading.

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There is no greater sorrow than to recall our time of joy in wretchedness.

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I felt for the tormented whirlwinds
Damned for their carnal sins
Committed when they let their passions rule their reason.

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When you are nearer, you will understand how much your eyesight is deceived by distance. Therefore, push yourself a little harder.

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