E 'l duca mio a me: «O tu che siedi tra li scheggion del ponte quatto quatto, sicuramente omai a me ti riedi». - Dante Alighieri

Era ya la hora en que se enternece el corazón de los navegantes y renace su deseo de abrazar a los caros amigos de quienes el mismo día se han despedido y en que el viajero recién partido se compunge de amor si oye a lo lejos una campana que parezca plañir al moribundo día.

Often it is brought home to my mind
the dark quality that Love gives me,
and pity moves me, so that frequently
I say: ‘Alas! is anyone so afflicted?’:
since Amor assails me suddenly,
so that life almost abandons me:
only a single spirit stays with me,
and that remains because it speaks of you.
I renew my strength, because I wish for help,
and pale like this, all my courage drained,
come to you, believing it will save me:
and if I lift my eyes to gaze at you
my heart begins to tremble so,
that from my pulse the soul departs.

Devemos temer unicamente o que pode de fato causar dano; e o simples temor não pode fazer mal.