The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory

“Thus you may understand that love aloneis the true seed of every merit in you,and of all acts for which you must atone.””

— Dante Alighieri

“Now you know how much my love for youburns deep in mewhen I forget about our emptiness,and deal with shadows as with solid things.””

— Dante Alighieri

“Perceive ye not that we are worms, designedTo form the angelic butterfly, that goesTo judgment, leaving all defence behind?Why doth your mind take such exalted pose,Since ye, disabled, are as insects, meanAs worm which never transformation knows?””

— Dante Alighieri

“Justice does not descend from its own pinnacle.””

— Dante Alighieri

“This mountain is so formed that it is always wearisome when one begins the ascent, but becomes easier the higher one climbs.””

— Dante Alighieri

“The weapons of divine justice are blunted by the confession and sorrow of the offender.””

— Dante Alighieri

“Haste denies all acts their dignity.””

— Dante Alighieri

“As once I loved you in my mortal flesh, without it now I love you still.””

— Dante Alighieri

“He who best discerns the worth of time is most distressed whenever time is lost.””

— Dante Alighieri