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The Divine Comedy [Divina Commedia], Book 2 "Purgatorio," Canto 3, l. 8ff (3.8-9) (1314) [tr. Kline (2002)] - Dante Alighieri | WIST Quotations
O clear and noble conscience, how sharply a little fault stings you! [O dignitosa coscïenza, e netta, come t'è picciol fallo amaro morso!] Observing his guide, Virgil, upset over one of his own lapses. (Source (Italian)). Alternate translations: O matchless dignity of stainless thought! Thus bitter seems to you the…