Dante ("Dante Alighieri") ( 10 of 33 )
There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.
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There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.
[Lat., Nessun maggior dolore
Che ricordarsi del tempo felice
Nella miseria.]
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
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.
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
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Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
Le tre faville che hanno i cori accesi.]
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
Go forth and preach impostures to the world,
But give them truth to build on.
Go forth and preach impostures to the world,
But give them truth to build on.
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind,
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The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind,
that in the same direction lasts not long.
[It., Non e il mondam romore alro che un fiato
Di vento, che vien quinci et or vien quindi,
E muta nome, perche muta lato.]
He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
