500 – 1400 CE
Troubadours, epic poetry, and devotional verse across cultures.
Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about them if today be sweet
— Omar Khayyam
"Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about them if today be sweet"
People can die of mere imagination
— Geoffrey Chaucer
"People can die of mere imagination"
"Forbid us something, and that thing we desire"
Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me s…
— Dante Alighieri
"Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me so strongly with his ..."
The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on
"The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on"
In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood
"In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood"
Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you
"Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you"
Patience is a conquering virtue
"Patience is a conquering virtue"
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, …
"Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue..."
Time and tide wait for no man
"Time and tide wait for no man"
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery"
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life"
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