Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Italian poet
Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona
de la mia donna disiosamente...
che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.
Trattato Terzo, line 1.
Il Convivio (1304–1307)
“It is a great joy to admire someone without reserve; love which is founded upon admiration of the mind as well as the body of the chosen person undoubtedly affords the keenest delight.”
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Loving
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Source: Culture and Anarchy (1869), Ch. I, Sweetness and Light
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Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 38e
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Scott Lynch book The Republic of Thieves
Interlude “Striking Sparks” section 6 (p. 247)
Source: The Republic of Thieves (2013)
