Dante Alighieri

"In silence there is eloquence."

"Men are we, and we must grieve when the great and good depart this life."

"Even the smallest star shines in the darkness."

"The wrathful are all cloaked in mud, striking not just each other but themselves."

"To understand God's thoughts, we must study statistics, for these are the measure of his purpose."

"The sin of omission may be as grievous as the sin of commission."

"A great flame follows a little spark."

"The noble soul has reverence and shame."

"One who would comprehend the divine must first master the human."

"In the book of memory I find a chapter that has never been read by any eyes but mine."

"Temperance is the greatest virtue; excess the root of all evil."

"The path to paradise begins in hell."

"Those who have little are often most generous."

"The universe itself is a language."

"All paths lead to the eternal, though few tread them rightly."

"In reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself."

"Fortune is a wheel that turns; the wise do not expect it to turn in their favor forever."

"To be nothing is to be everything."

"The sweet and bitter mingle in all earthly things."

"Music is the mediator between the physical and the spiritual."

"We are all fallen creatures, yet capable of redemption."

"Time gnaws at all things with the teeth of change."

"The greatest love is that which asks for nothing in return."

"In unity there is strength; in division there is ruin."

"The mind that is sharp enough to be cruel is sharp enough to know better."

"To flee from the world is not to flee into virtue."

"The gift of understanding surpasses the gift of eloquence."

"All violence begins with broken trust."

"The heavens speak to those who listen with their hearts."

"A single day of justice is worth more than a thousand years of mercy."