Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of… - Dante Alighieri

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Thus you may understand that love alone
is the true seed of every merit in you,
and of all acts for which you must atone.

Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio · April 8, 2004 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of every merit in you, and of all acts for which you must atone. - Dante Alighieri

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