547 Quotes by Dante Alighieri



  • Author Dante Alighieri
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    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.

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

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    Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.

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    Now you know how much my love for you burns deep in me when I forget about our emptiness, and deal with shadows as with solid things.

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