O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!

Quote by Dante Alighieri

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I wept not, so to stone within I grew.

I wept not, so to stone within I grew.

No one thinks of how much blood it costs.

No one thinks of how much blood it costs.

A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.

A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.

O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!

O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are...

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are...

A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark.

A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark.

I love to doubt as well as know.

I love to doubt as well as know.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

From a little spark may burst a flame.

From a little spark may burst a flame.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

Will cannot be quenched against its will.

Will cannot be quenched against its will.

You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man's bread, and how...

You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man's bread, and how...

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master;...

Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master;...

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue...

Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue...

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now...

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now...