“Haste denies all acts their dignity.”
Dante Alighieri“There is no greater sorrowthan thinking back upon a happy timein misery--”
Dante Alighieri, Inferno“Oh human creatures, born to soar aloft,Why fall ye thus before a little wind?”
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy“Through me is the way to the city of woe. Through me is the way to sorrow eternal. Through me is the way to the lost below. Justice moved my architect supernal. I was constructed by divine power,supreme wisdom, and love primordial. Before me no created things were. Save those eternal, and eternal I abide. Abandon all hope, you who enter.”
Dante Alighieri, Inferno“The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.”
Dante Alighieri“Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.”
Dante Alighieri“The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.”
Dante Alighieri“The secret of getting things done is to act!”
Dante Alighieri“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.”
Dante Alighieri“Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.”
Dante Alighieri“Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.”
Dante Alighieri