Maxioms by Dante ("dante Alighieri")
Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]
Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
O how far remov'd,
Predestination! is thy foot from such
As see not the First Cause entire: read more
O how far remov'd,
Predestination! is thy foot from such
As see not the First Cause entire: and ye,
O mortal men! be wary how ye judge:
For we, who see the Maker, know not yet
The number of the chosen; and esteem
Such scantiness of knowledge our delight:
For all good is, in that primal good,
Concentrate; and God's will and ours are one.
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.