The Gates of Hell
THROUGH ME THE WAY INTO THE WOEFUL CITY,
THROUGH ME THE WAY INTO THE ETERNAL PAIN,
THROUGH ME THE WAY AMONG THE LOST PEOPLE,
JUSTICE MOVED MY MAKER ON HIGH,
DIVINE POWER MADE ME AND SUPREME WISDOM AND PRIMAL LOVE;
BEFORE ME NOTHING WAS CREATED BUT ETERNAL THINGS
AND I ENDURE ETERNALLY
ABANDON EVERY HOPE, YE THAT ENTER. --- Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy