Beauty Awakens The Soul To Act.

The Purpose Of The Whole [the Comedy] And Of This Portion [the Paradiso] Is To Remove Those Who Are Living In This Life From The State Of Wretchedness, And To Lead Them To The State Of Blessedness.

Before Me Things Created Were None, Save Things Eternal, And Eternal I Endure. All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here.

I Presumed To Fix My Look On The Eternal Light So Long That I Consumed My Sight Thereon.

The Wisest Are The Most Annoyed At The Loss Of Time.

If You Give People Light, They Will Find Their Own Way.