Fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza. - Dante Alighieri

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Fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza.

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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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"e quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle" ("and thence we came forth to see again the stars")

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