The path to paradise begins in hell.

Dante Alighieri
Profession: Poet
Nationality: Italian

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Theres not the least thing can be said or done but people will talk and find fault.
My thoughts were full of other things When I wandered off the path.
Noble demands, by right, deserve the consequence of silent deeds.
He who best discerns the worth of time is most distressed whenever time is lost.