Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy
Sayings by Dante Alighieri
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.
O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?
The devil is not as black as he is painted.
He listens well who takes notes.
The path to paradise begins in hell.
O souls, in whom no longer any spark of goodness lingers, depart from me!
The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.
Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.
The love of God, unutterable and perfect, flows into a pure soul the way light rushes into a transparent object.
Follow your own star!
In His will is our peace.
The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.
A great flame follows a little spark.
Will cannot be quenched against its will.
The mind which is created quick to love, is responsive to everything that is pleasing, soon as by pleasure it is awakened into activity.
Beauty awakens the soul to act.
Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due.
The punishment of the sinner is to become sin itself.