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34	Matto è chi spera che nostra ragione	'Foolish is he who hopes that with our reason
35	possa trascorrer la infinita via	we can trace the infinite path
36	che tiene una sustanza in tre persone.	taken by one Substance in three Persons.
37	State contenti, umana gente, al quia;	'Be content, then, all you mortals, with the quia,
38	ché, se potuto aveste veder tutto,	for could you, on your own, have understood,
39	mestier non era parturir Maria;	there was no need for Mary to give birth,
40	e disïar vedeste sanza frutto	'and you have seen the fruitless hope of some,
41	tai che sarebbe lor disio quetato,	whose very longing, unfulfilled,
42	ch'etternalmente è dato lor per lutto:	now serves them with eternal grief--
43	io dico d'Aristotile e di Plato	'I speak of Aristotle and of Plato
44	e di molt' altri"; e qui chinò la fronte,	and of many others.' And here he lowered his brow,
45	e più non disse, e rimase turbato.	said nothing more, and seemed perturbed.