Quote by Dante Alighieri
Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blo

Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri

Other quotes by Dante Alighieri

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. – Dante Alighieri

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Change
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Pride, envy, avarice – these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. – Dante Alighieri

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Men
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Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most. – Norman Mailer

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The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war. – George W. Bush

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History is the discipline closest to life; and life is rarely free of contradictions. – Karl J. Weintraub, Visions of Culture

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Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. – Albert Camus

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Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. – James A. Lovell

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The goal of all civilization, all religious thought, and all that sort of thing is simply to have a good time. But man gets so solemn over the process that he forgets the end. – Don Marquis

Thus, the poets word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world. – Salvatore Quasimodo

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Without doubt half the ethical rules they din into our ears are designed to keep us at work. – Llewelyn Powys

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