For when the faculty of intellect is joined with brute force and with evil will, no man can win against such an alliance. - Dante Alighieri

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Engraved portrait of Dante Alighieri, facing left

For when the faculty of intellect is joined with brute force and with evil will, no man can win against such an alliance.

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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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Sandro Botticelli (Public domain / CC0)

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

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Soft as the early morning breeze of May,
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I felt a breeze strike soft upon my brow:
I felt a wing caress it, I am sure,
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