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"So far, amazing insight into renaissance Italy. Galileo's humor and personality is very well depicted, really gives a sense of who this giant in the history of mankind was..." — Mar 26, 2014 04:53AM
"So far, amazing insight into renaissance Italy. Galileo's humor and personality is very well depicted, really gives a sense of who this giant in the history of mankind was..." — Mar 26, 2014 04:53AM
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"Once again, wonderful, rich depiction of Alexander's life as a boy. Every moment with him (particularly the scenes with Hephaistion) demands to be savoured. All the relationships are richly observed and seem true enough to history (which I learn on Wikipedia)." — Aug 05, 2014 08:41AM
"Once again, wonderful, rich depiction of Alexander's life as a boy. Every moment with him (particularly the scenes with Hephaistion) demands to be savoured. All the relationships are richly observed and seem true enough to history (which I learn on Wikipedia)." — Aug 05, 2014 08:41AM
“In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.”
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“The greatest artist does not have any concept
Which a single piece of marble does not itself contain
Within its excess, though only
A hand that obeys the intellect can discover it.”
― I Sonetti Di Michelangelo: The 78 Sonnets of Michelangelo with Verse Translation
Which a single piece of marble does not itself contain
Within its excess, though only
A hand that obeys the intellect can discover it.”
― I Sonetti Di Michelangelo: The 78 Sonnets of Michelangelo with Verse Translation
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
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“They make a desolation and call it peace.”
― C. Cornelii Taciti Germania, Agricola, Et De Oratoribus Dialogus (Classic Reprint)
― C. Cornelii Taciti Germania, Agricola, Et De Oratoribus Dialogus (Classic Reprint)
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