I saw within Its depth how It conceives
all things in a single volume bound by Love,
of which the universe is the scattered leaves.

Nel suo profondo vidi che s'interna,
legato con amore in un volume,
ciò che per l'universo si squaderna.

Dante Alighieri

Paradiso

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Topic

The universe

Author

Dante Alighieri

Source

Paradiso The Divine Comedy

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature

Language

Italian

Time

1321 1320s 14th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Dante. Paradiso. The Divine Comedy. c. 1320, canto 33, l. 85-88.

Current Citation

Dante. "Paradiso." The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. Translated by Allen Mandelbaum. Everyman's Library, 1995, canto 33, l. 85-88.

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Another quote by Dante Alighieri

Thence we came forth to see the stars again.

Dante Alighieri

Inferno

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Stars The night sky

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Dante Alighieri
Source
Inferno The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno [Hell]." La Divina Commedia [The Divine Comedy]. 1320, canto 34, l. 139.

Current Citation

Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy: Vol I, Inferno. Translated by Mark Musa. Penguin, 2002, canto 34, l. 139.

Another quote from Middle Ages

Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Origin of the universe God Creation

Author

St. Thomas Aquinas
Source
Summa Theologica
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
1265 1260s 13th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Citation

Aquinas, Thomas. Summa Theologica. 1265, pt. 1, qu. 2, art. 3

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We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

Benito Mussolini

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Fascism

Author

Benito Mussolini
Language
Italian
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Forza e consenso [Strength and Consent]." Da Gerarchia. Mar. 1923.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 1-2, trans. William Trask, Johns Hopkins UP, 1997, preface.