Dante Alighieri

We must overact our part in some measure, in order to produce any effect at all.

We must overact our part in some measure, in order to produce any effect at all.

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as read more

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.