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Oh blind! Oh ignorant, self-seeking cupidity which spurs us so in the short mortal life and steeps us so through all eternity!

Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri
Age: 56 †
Born: 1265
Born: June 6
Died: 1321
Died: September 22
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Intellectual
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Philosopher
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Florence
Tuscany
Dante
Durante degli Alighieri
Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
Ignorant
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Eternity
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Mortals

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