“He listens well who takes notes.”

— Dante Alighieri , book Inferno

Canto XV, line 99 (tr. Clive James).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno

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Bene ascolta chi la nota.

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

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