Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang; Ye were not made… - Dante Alighieri

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Consider ye the seed from which ye sprang;
Ye were not made to live like unto brutes,
But for pursuit of virtue and of knowledge.

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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Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes but to follow virtue and knowledge.

You were not made to live like brute beasts,
but to pursue virtue and knowledge

Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes but to follow virtue and knowledge

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