Jiang says studying the Divine Comedy for life can make someone one of the greatest intellectuals, writers, or thinkers because of the poem's richness.
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"...one of our greatest writers, greatest thinkers, because there's so much richness. Also, if you actually read the divine comedy and you study things..."
"...never speak. Oh, life perfected by both love and peace. Oh, richness so assured that knows no longing. Before my eyes there stood a..."
"...greatest writers, one of our greatest thinkers, because there's so much richness. Also, if you actually read the Divine Comedy and you study things..."
"...you are rich, you are chosen, you are blessed with the richness."
"...do this, when you simplify Shakespeare, you lose the beauty and richness of Shakespeare. All right? So now the question then is, why is..."
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