Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio (early 14th century), Canto XV, line 5.
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It was evening here, But upon earth the very noon of night.
— Dante Alighieri on Midnight
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It was evening here, But upon earth the very noon of night." in the context of "Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio (early 14th century), Canto XV, line 5." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Midnight" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 512.)
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About Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
About Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
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