And without fame, a man must spend his life Only to leave s… - Dante Alighieri

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And without fame, a man must spend his life
Only to leave such traces upon earth
As smoke leaves in the air, or foam in the sea

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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Et la faccia del sol noscere ombrata....

o pecado que nós uma vez havíamos cometido com repugnância o volveríamos a cometer muitas vezes, e com prazer.

The Comedy is a glorification of the ways of God, but it is also a sharp and great-minded protest at the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan.

And without fame, a man must spend his life Only to leave such traces upon earth As smoke leaves in the air, or foam in the sea - Dante Alighieri

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