You've built yourselves a god from silver and gold. How doe… - Dante Alighieri

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You've built yourselves a god from silver and gold.
How does that differ from idol worship, except
Those people worship one god and you a hundred?

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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Turn back and seek the safety of the shore; tempt not the deep, lest, losing unawares me and yourselves, you come to port no more.

"So I stood up, pretending I had more
Breath than I had been feeling that I had,
And said: "Lead on! I'm strong. I have no fear.

Dianzi, ne l’alba che procede al giorno,
quando l’anima tua dentro dormia

You've built yourselves a god from silver and gold. How does that differ from idol worship, except Those people worship one god and you a hundred? - Dante Alighieri

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