“ I felt for the tormented whirlwindsDamned for their carnal sinsCommitted when they let their passions rule their reason. Dante Alighieri
“ There are souls beneath that water. Fixed in slimethey speak their piece, end it, and start again:'Sullen were we in the air made sweet by the Sun;in the glory of his shining our hearts poureda bitter… Dante Alighieri
“ Midway along the journey of our lifeI woke to find myself in a dark wood,for I had wandered off from the straight path.How hard it is to tell what it was like,this wood of wilderness, savage and stubb… Dante Alighieri
“ Through me is the way to the city of woe. Through me is the way to sorrow eternal. Through me is the way to the lost below. Justice moved my architect supernal. I was constructed by divine power,supre… Dante Alighieri
“ The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. Dante Alighieri
“ Put off this sloth,' the master said, 'for shame!Sitting on feather-pillows, lying reclined Beneath the blanket is no way to fame -Fame, without which man's life wastes out of mind, Leaving on earth n… Dante Alighieri
“ Your soul has been assailed by cowardice,which often weighs so heavily on a man--distracting him from honorable trials--as phantoms frighten beasts when shadows fall. Dante Alighieri
“ It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us. [Italian: Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.] Dante Alighieri
“ Noi leggeveamo un giorno per dilettoDi Lancialotto, come amor lo strinse;Soli eravamo e senza alcun sospettoPer più fiate gli occhi ci sospinseQuella lettura, e scolorocci il viso;Ma solo un punto fu… Dante Alighieri
