Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìaand later christened Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
CountryItaly
brought cut division society
Yes, and he's cut in two because he has brought division to society.
borne disgrace lived miserable praise souls state wretched
This miserable state is borne by the wretched souls of those who lived without disgrace and without praise.
crown happier sorrow
A sorrow's crown of sorrow, Is remembering happier things
bursts flame mighty spark
From a little spark bursts a mighty flame
cause dim hidden intellect judgment lies lies-and-lying number remote root since skill therefore thy
Predestination! how remote and dim Thy root lies hidden from the intellect Which only glimpses the First Cause Supreme! And you, ye mortals, keep your judgment checked, Since we, who see God, have not therefore skill To know yet all the number of the
love men may
No man may be so cursed by priest or pope but what the Eternal Love may still return while any thread of green lives on in hope.
heart justice bows
Many have justice in their hearts, but slowly it is let fly, for it comes not without council to the bow.
men judging judgment
O mortal men, be wary of how ye judge.
men corn fields
In judgement be ye not too confident, Even as a man who will appraise his corn When standing in a field, ere it is ripe.
imagination ears sound
Imagination, that dost so abstract us That we are not aware, not even when A thousand trumpets sound about our ears!
inferno
They yearn for what they fear for.
love littles
He loves but little who can say and count in words, how much he loves.
arms infinite goodness
Infinite goodness has such wide arms.
thinking luck rotten
I'm beginning to think I've got rotten luck with women.