Durante degli Alighieri (1265–1321,) simply referred to as Dante, was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later called Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
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Think that this day will never dawn again.
—Dante Alighieri
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.
—Dante Alighieri
Heat cannot be separated from fire,
or beauty from The Eternal.
—Dante Alighieri
I am searching for that which every man seeks—peace and rest.
—Dante Alighieri
Topics: Goals, Aspirations
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