from this you surely understand that love must be the seed … - Dante Alighieri

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from this you surely understand that love
must be the seed in you of every virtue
and of every deed that merits punishment.

Dante Alighieri

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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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Son, " he began, "was destitute of love
Natural or spiritual; and thou knowest it."

from this you surely understand that love must be the seed in you of every virtue and of every deed that merits punishment. - Dante Alighieri

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