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“Conscience, that boon companion who sets a man free under the strong breastplate of innocence, that bids him on and fear not.”

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Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet and a pioneer of the Renaissance, is hailed as the father of Italian literature. Born in 1265 and died on September 14, 1321, Dante is best known for his epic poem, 'The Divine Comedy,' which is not only a great literary work but also a profound religious and philosophical treatise. more

“In that part of the book of my memory before the which is little that can be read, there is a rubric, saying, Incipit Vita Nova. Under such rubric I find written many things; and among them the words which I purpose to copy into this little book; if not all of them, at the least their substance.”

Ifs Littles Book Purpose Memories Written Substance Copies Novas Rubrics

Book:La Vita Nuova: The New Life

Source: La Vita Nuova: The New Life

“Deed done is well begun.”

Wells Done Deeds Deeds Done

Book:Dante, tr. into Engl. verse by I.C. Wright, with engr. after Flaxman

Source: Dante, tr. into Engl. verse by I.C. Wright, with engr. after Flaxman

“Fame is not won on downy plumes nor under canopies; the man who consumes his days without obtaining it leaves such mark of himself on earth as smoke in air or foam on water.”

Men Earth Water Air He Man Fame Mark Smoke Obtaining Foam Canopy

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