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Dante meets Piccarda in the sphere of the Moon. She is a sweet-tempered former nun who died not long after her brother forced her into a politically advantageous marriage. Because of her failure to stick to her vows, Piccarda is now assigned to the sphere of Heaven that’s associated with inconstancy. However, she is not unhappy about this; she explains to Dante that her happiness consists in the adherence of her will to God’s and her acceptance of whatever God grants her, a significant step in Dante’s understanding of the doctrine of providence.
Piccarda dei Donati Quotes in Paradiso
The Paradiso quotes below are all either spoken by Piccarda dei Donati or refer to Piccarda dei Donati. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Canto 3
Quotes
‘Dear brother, we in will are brought to rest
by power of caritas that makes us will
no more than what we have, nor thirst for more.
Were our desire to be more highly placed,
all our desires would then be out of tune
with His, who knows and wills where we should be. […]
In formal terms, our being in beatitude
entails in-holding to the will of God,
our own wills thus made one with the divine.’
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Piccarda dei Donati Quotes in Paradiso
The Paradiso quotes below are all either spoken by Piccarda dei Donati or refer to Piccarda dei Donati. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Canto 3
Quotes
‘Dear brother, we in will are brought to rest
by power of caritas that makes us will
no more than what we have, nor thirst for more.
Were our desire to be more highly placed,
all our desires would then be out of tune
with His, who knows and wills where we should be. […]
In formal terms, our being in beatitude
entails in-holding to the will of God,
our own wills thus made one with the divine.’
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