Dante Alighieri Sorrow Quotations

A sorrow's crown of sorrow, Is remembering happier things

There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

This sorrow weighs upon the melancholy souls of those who lived without infamy or praise.

No sorrow is deeper than the remembrance of happiness when in misery.

I, answering in the end, began: 'Alas, how many yearning thoughts, what great desire, have lead them through such sorrow to their fate?