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The strongest guard...

Posted by David FG on February 15, 2010 at 17:45

In Reply to: The strongest guard... posted by Rahim Allana on February 15, 2010 at 15:24:

: I would like to know the origin of the quote "The strongest guard is placed at the gateway to nothing". Apparently it comes from Dante, but I need to know the which of Dante's work it comes from.

It's actually from F Scott FitGerald's 'Tender is the Night'.

DFG

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