Put off this sloth,' the master said, 'for shame!Sitting on feather-pillows, lying reclined Beneath the blanket is no way to fame -Fame, without which man's life wastes out of mind, Leaving on earth no more memorialThan foam in water or smoke upon the wind - Dante Alighieri
Beauty awakens the soul to act. - Dante Alighieri
Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always - Dante Alighieri
The experience of this sweet life. - Dante Alighieri
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost. - Dante Alighieri
He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it. - Dante Alighieri
I, answering in the end, began: 'Alas,how many yearning thoughts, what great desire,have lead them through such sorrow to their fate? - Dante Alighieri
This is Nimrod, because of whose vile plan the world no longer speaks a single tongue. - Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time win we were happy. - Dante Alighieri
A great flame follows a little spark. - Dante Alighieri
The path to paradise begins in hell. - Dante Alighieri
Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground - Dante Alighieri
If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought. - Dante Alighieri
The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality. - Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy. - Dante Alighieri
When you are nearer, you will understand how much your eyesight is deceived by distance. Therefore, push yourself a little harder. - Dante Alighieri
Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. - Dante Alighieri
A l'alta fantasia qui mancò possa;ma già volgeva il mio disio e'l vellesì come rota ch'igualmente è mossa,l'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle. - Dante Alighieri
Within her presence, I had once been usedto 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. - Dante Alighieri
Avarice, envy, pride, Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all On Fire. - Dante Alighieri
He listens well who takes notes. - Dante Alighieri
O human race born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou fall. - Dante Alighieri
The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time. - Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrowThan to be mindful of the happy timeIn misery. - Dante Alighieri
The experience of this sweet life.L'esperienza de questa dolce vita. - Dante Alighieri
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act? - Dante Alighieri
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. - Dante Alighieri
For he who sees a need but waits to be asked is already set on cruel refusal. - Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time when we were happy. - Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrow...than to be mindful of the happy time. - Dante Alighieri
I felt for the tormented whirlwindsDamned for their carnal sinsCommitted when they let their passions rule their reason. - Dante Alighieri
A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence. - Dante Alighieri
A mighty flame follows a tiny spark. - Dante Alighieri
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. - Dante Alighieri
All hope abandon, ye who enter here! - Dante Alighieri