Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìaand later christened Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
CountryItaly
fire burning spirit
In each fire there is a spirit; Each one is wrapped in what is burning him.
pain memories grief
At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain; the language of our sense and memory lacks the vocabulary of such pain.
memories sadness joy
No sadness is greater than in misery to rehearse memories of joy.
dog weather black
Here we find the moat of thieves. And just as a lizard, with a quick, slick slither, Flicks across the highway from hedge to hedge, Fleeter than a flash, in the battering dog-day weather, A fiery little monster, livid, in a rage, Black as any peppercorn, came and made a dart At the guts of the others, and leaping to engage One of the pair, it pierced him at the part Through which we first draw food; then loosed its grip And fell before him, outstretched and apart.
flames virtue kindles
Love kindled by virtue always kindles another, provided that its flame appear outwardly.
divine-comedy notes wells
He listens well who takes notes.
twilight men soul
Thy soul is by vile fear assailed, which oft so overcasts a man, that he recoils from noblest resolution, like a beast at some false semblance in the twilight gloom.
stars pain fall
But the stars that marked our starting fall away. We must go deeper into greater pain, for it is not permitted that we stay.
giving world preaching
Go forth and preach impostures to the world, But give them truth to build on.
heart pride evil
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all hearts.
light desire delight
...Everything that is, desires to be. As we act, we unfold our being. Enjoyment naturally follows, for a thing desired always brings delight.
people political faults
There's not the least thing can be said or done, but people will talk and find fault.
time grieving knows
He who know most grieves most for wasted time.
sorry taken angel
This miserable way is taken by the sorry souls of those who lived without disgrace and without praise. They now commingle with the coward angels, the company of those who were not rebels nor faithful to their God, but stood apart. The heavens, that their beauty not be lessened, have cast them out, nor will deep Hell receive them - even the wicked cannot glory in them.