"When I looked closely, I saw these souls stooped in much t… - Dante Alighieri

"When I looked closely,
I saw these souls stooped in much the same way.
The degree to which their bodies were bent
was in proportion to how much their backs bore.
and even he who seemed the most patient
Seemed to say, weeping, "I can bear no more.

Dante Alighieri

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About Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.

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Alternative Names: Dante • Durante degli Alighieri • Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri

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O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!

— ¿Qué es esto, espíritus perezosos? ¿Qué negligencia, qué demora es ésta? Corred al monte a purificaros de vuestros pecados, que no permiten que Dios se os manifieste.

Lo maggior don che Dio per sua larghezza
fesse creando, e a la sua bontate
più conformato, e quel ch'e' più apprezza,
fu de la volontà la libertate;
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e tutte e sole, fuore e son dotate.

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