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Dante Alighieri

30 May 1265-14 September 1321

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Achievement is like a mountain, so formed that it is always wearisome when one begins the ascent, but becomes easier the higher one climbs.

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Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit.

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Being is inseparable from desire. Everything that is, desires to be. As we act, we unfold our being, and enjoyment naturally follows, for a thing desired always brings delight.

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Compassion is not a passion; rather a noble disposition of the soul, made ready to receive love, mercy, and other charitable passions.

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Love is the source of every virtue in you and of every deed which deserves punishment.