In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost. – Dante Alighieri
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. – Dante Alighieri
Pride, envy, avarice – these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. – Dante Alighieri
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. – Dante Alighieri
You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man’s bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man’s stairs. – Dante Alighieri
Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground. – Dante Alighieri
Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction. – Dante Alighieri