The Divine Comedy [Divina Commedia], Book 1 "Inferno," Canto 7, l. 70ff (7.70-71) [Virgil] (1309) [tr. Hollander/Hollander (2007)] - Dante Alighieri | WIST Quotations
O foolish creatures, what great ignorance besets you! [Oh creature sciocche, quanta ignoranza è quella che v’offende!] Virgil lambasting humanity for not understanding the God-ordained role of Fortune. (Source (Italian)). Alternate translations: O Mortals without sense, How great's the Ignorance that you possess! [tr. Rogers (1782)] O beings blind! what…
