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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“Oh, race of mankind! what storms must toss thee, what losses must thou endure, what shipwrecks must buffet thee, as long as thou, a beast of many heads, strivest after contrary things.”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book I, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church
Dante's lament for a divided world after the peace of Augustus, the seamless robe rent by ambition.
Citation: "Oh, race of mankind! what storms must toss thee, what losses must thou endure, what shipwrecks must buffet thee, as long as thou, a beast of many heads, strivest after contrary things." — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book I, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church. (id dante-de-monarchia-q4)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
