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
sweet lying heart
There are souls beneath that water. Fixed in slimethey speak their piece, end it, and start again:'Sullen were we in the air made sweet by the Sun;in the glory of his shining our hearts poureda bitter smoke. Sullen were we begun;sullen we lie forever in this ditch.'This litany they gargle in their throatsas if they sand, but lacked the words and pitch.
heart may mankind
Mankind, why do ye set your hearts on things That, of necessity, may not be shared?
heart exclusion sowing
Of my sowing such straw I reap. O human folk, why set the heart there where exclusion of partnership is necessary
heart pride speech
The truth thy speech doth show, within my heart reproves the swelling pride. [It., Lo tuo ver dir m'incuora Buona umilta e gran tumor m'appiani.]
prayer heart grace
A prayer may chance to rise From one whose heart lives in the grace of God. A prayer from any other is unheeded.
heart justice bows
Many have justice in their hearts, but slowly it is let fly, for it comes not without council to the bow.
sweet sweet-love heart
Love and the gentle heart are but the same thing.
beautiful taken heart
Amor, ch'al cor gentile ratto s'apprende prese costui de la bella persona che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende. Amor, che a nullo amato amar perdona, Mi prese del costui piacer sì forte, Che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona..." "Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart, Seized him with my beautiful form That was taken from me, in a manner which still grieves me. Love, which pardons no beloved from loving, took me so strongly with delight in him That, as you see, it still abandons me not...
mother father heart
My mother used to always tell me that my father was a man who fought for the weak. He had courage and righteous heart. In the name of my father, I will kill Mundus!
heart pride evil
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all hearts.
life heart gentle
Love, that all gentle hearts so quickly know.
heart glances lifts
A backward glance can often lift the heart.
heart pride men
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
cause dim hidden intellect judgment lies lies-and-lying number remote root since skill therefore thy
Predestination! how remote and dim Thy root lies hidden from the intellect Which only glimpses the First Cause Supreme! And you, ye mortals, keep your judgment checked, Since we, who see God, have not therefore skill To know yet all the number of the