Quotes by Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) — Dichter · Katholisch · Italien

Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) war ein italienischer Dichter und Philosoph aus Florenz, der nach seiner Verbannung an oberitalienischen Höfen wirkte. Er wurde vor allem als Verfasser der „Göttlichen Komödie“ bekannt, in der er katholische Theologie, antike Philosophie und scharfe Kirchenkritik zu einer allegorischen Jenseitsreise verdichtete. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Werk, wie zentrale biblische Themen wie Schuld, göttliche Gerechtigkeit und Erlösung die christliche Vorstellungswelt und Weltliteratur geprägt haben.

Era: The Middle Ages

Recurring topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Meaning & Identity, Justice & Commitment, Wisdom & Understanding, Ethical Questions, Fear & Anxiety, Time & Transience, Faith & Trust

Quotes by Dante Alighieri

Midway upon the journey of our life, // I found myself within a dark forest, // for the straight path had been lost.

Dante Alighieri

No greater sorrow than to recall a time of happiness in misery.

Dante Alighieri

Three things have remained to us from paradise: stars, flowers, and children.

Dante Alighieri

In that part of the book of my memory before which little can be read, there is a heading that says: Here begins a new life.

Dante Alighieri

Here it behoves to leave behind all doubt; // all cowardice must here be dead.

Dante Alighieri

Who are you, who would sit upon such a bench, // to judge from a thousand miles away, // with a sight as short as a single span?

Dante Alighieri

Philosophy is nothing other than friendship with wisdom.

Dante Alighieri

The highest striving and longing of a thing, imprinted in it first by nature, is the return to its origin, and since God is the origin of our souls, they desire above all to return to Him.

Dante Alighieri

Pain reunites us with God.

Dante Alighieri

The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of crisis.

Dante Alighieri

Let us not speak of them, look and pass on your way.

Dante Alighieri

Whoever sees a need and waits until being asked for help is just as bad as if they had refused it.

Dante Alighieri

Abandon all hope, ye who enter!

Dante Alighieri

Dante: or the hyena poetizing in tombs.

Dante Alighieri

Sources: nga.gov, historytoday.com, britannica.com

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