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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church

“Two ends, therefore, have been laid down by the ineffable providence of God for man to aim at”

Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church

De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church

Portrait of Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church

The opening of the passage on the beatitude of this life and of eternal life, and the two guides appointed for them.

Citation: "Two ends, therefore, have been laid down by the ineffable providence of God for man to aim at" — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 16, trans. F. J. Church. (id dante-de-monarchia-q6)

Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.

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