"The Pythagoreans degrade impious men into brutes and, if one is to believe Empedocles, even into plants."

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Source : Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1951). “Oration on the Dignity of Man”

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#Believe Quotes #Men Quotes #Plant Quotes

“Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them”
“Walking this road without you to remake forgotten promises”
“I love to shop vintage clothes; in London, I usually go to Relic and Alfie's Market. I usually brunch around London Bridge, where I live.”
“We have all our playthings. Happy are they who are contented with those they can obtain; those hours are spent in the wisest manner that can easiest shade the ills of life, and are the least productive of ill consequences.”
“To some Christians today, this world is not a sinking ship or a world reserved for fire. It is an international capitol building overrun with undesirables whom these believers plan to kick out. They will then take their place, renovating and governing it all themselves. Such thinking is symptomatic of a dying love for Jesus and a clinging to this world!”
“I was a pretty feisty young kid.”
“I became a soldier, not because I had a military vocation initially, but because it was the only way that that young, poor-class child from the provinces could go to the center of the country: through baseball, which was my dream.”
“Shame is not your friend. It depletes your power. Let go of shame and embrace your magnificence.”

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