“Heaven, to keep its beauty,
cast them out, but even Hell itself would not receive them
for fear the wicked there might glory over them.”

— Dante Alighieri , book Inferno

The quote "Heaven, to keep its beauty, cast them out, but even Hell itself would not receive them …" is famous quote by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), Italian poet.

Canto III, lines 40–42 (tr. Mark Musa).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno

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Caccianli i ciel per non esser men belli, né lo profondo inferno li riceve, ch'alcuna gloria i rei avrebber d'elli.

The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno

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Italian poet 1265–1321

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