What is Virgil's advice to Dante spoken at the gate of hell?

In3, Dante
and Virgil read the inscription written on the gates of hell: "Abandon all hope, ye who
enter here." These words unnerve Dante, who says to Virgil that the words are
"hard" for him. Virgil then tells him,

Here you
must give up all irresolution.

Virgil warns him he must
be very brave and put all cowardice to "death," because he is about to see very
unpleasant things. The people in hell will be "sorrow laden," because they gave up
goodness.

Dante goes forward toward hell in order to see "things hidden
from the world."

When Charon does not want to take Dante across the
river, not seeing him as one of the damned, Virgil tells him that this is a good sign that he
will not end up in hell after death.

All in all, the entry into hell is a
frightening prospect that Dante recoils from in dread. Virgil advises him that it is not for the
faint of heart. By warning Dante to be courageous because he will see terrible things, Virgil
also warns the reader of what is to come. However, for Dante, knowledge is more important than
fear.