“Dante does not come before us as a large catholic mind; rather as a narrow, and even sectarian mind: it is partly the fruit of his age and position, but partly too of his own nature. His greatness has, in all senses, concentred itself into fiery emphasis and depth. He is world-great not because he is world-wide, but because he is world-deep. Through all objects he pierces as it were down into the heart of Being. I know nothing so intense as Dante.”
“All hope abandon, ye who enter here!”
Dante Alighieri
“Nature is the art of God.”
Dante Alighieri
“Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.”
Dante Alighieri
“My course is set for an uncharted sea.”
Dante Alighieri
“Do not be afraid; our fateCannot be taken from us; it is a gift.”
Dante Alighieri