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The only fit reply to a fit request is silence and the fact.
Dante Alighieri
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Dante Alighieri
Age: 56 †
Born: 1265
Born: June 6
Died: 1321
Died: September 22
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Follow your path, and let the people talk.
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A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.
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The human race finds itself in a better situation when it has the higher level of freedom.
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Here let dead poetry rise once more to life.
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My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while it satiates.
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If i thought i was replying to someone who would every return to the world, this flame would cease it's flickering. But since no one has returned from these depths alive, if what I've heard is true, I will answer you without fear of infamy.
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