What is the original Italian?

fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza. Translated from the original Italian by Spartan Surfers.

fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza

You were not made to live like animals, but to seek courage and knowledge.

Dante, Inferno 26.119-120

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What it means

Ulysses uses these words to urge his old crew past the edge of the known world. Humans are made for more than comfort and appetite. Keep exploring and keep learning.

The source

"You were not made to live like animals, but to seek courage and knowledge." Dante said it in Inferno 26.119-120. Translated from the original Italian by Spartan Surfers.

"fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza"

Original Italian, Inferno 26.119-120. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Dante (1265–1321). Florentine poet who wrote the Divine Comedy in exile, a journey from the dark wood through Hell and up to the stars.

Questions

What does "You were not made to live like animals, but to seek courage and knowledge." mean?: Ulysses uses these words to urge his old crew past the edge of the known world. Humans are made for more than comfort and appetite. Keep exploring and keep learning.
Who said "You were not made to live like animals, but to seek courage and knowledge."?: Dante (1265–1321). Source: Inferno 26.119-120.
What is the original Italian?: fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza. Translated from the original Italian by Spartan Surfers.
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"You were not made to live like animals, but to seek courage and knowledge." (Dante, Inferno 26.119-120, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/you-were-not-made-to-live-like-animals