Dante Alighieri

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as read more

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

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own read more

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men

In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in the dark wood where the true way was read more

In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in the dark wood where the true way was wholly lost