You did as who who, walking by night,
Carries the light behind him, where it does him no good,
But is of advantage to those who come after him. - Dante Alighieri
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You did as who who, walking by night, Carries the light behind him, where it does him no good, But is of advantage to those who come after him.
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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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The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.
As in the autumn-time the leaves fall off, First one and then another, till the branch Surrenders all its spoils to the earth; In similar fashion did these evil seeds of Adam throw Themselves from the group, one by one, into the boat At Charon's signal, as a bird is called to its lure.
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