It is unity that doth enchant me. By her power I am free though thrall, happy in sorrow, rich in poverty, and quick even in death.
Giordano BrunoRead
There is no law governing all things.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that not everything in the universe is controlled by a single set of laws or principles.
Giordano Bruno highlights the complexity and diversity of existence by stating that there is no singular law that governs all things. This perspective invites us to explore the nuances of reality, suggesting that multiple principles, interpretations, and cosmic truths coexist rather than being bound by an absolute law.
In practice
In a debate about free will, one might reference this quote to emphasize the complexity of human choice.
It is unity that doth enchant me. By her power I am free though thrall, happy in sorrow, rich in poverty, and quick even in death.
In space there are countless constellations, suns and planets; we see only the suns because they give light; the planets remain invisible, for they are small and dark. There are also numberless earths circling around their suns.
I who am in the night will move into the day.
There is in the universe neither center nor circumference.
Desire urges me on, while fear bridals me.
Since I have spread my wings to purpose high,_x000D_ The more beneath my feet the clouds I see,_x000D_ The more I give the winds my pinions free,_x000D_ Spurning the earth and soaring to the sky.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.
It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others. We have little else left us but to represent the common sense of mankind in more strong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights.
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
No storyteller has been able to dream up anything as fantastically unlikely as what really does happen in this mad Universe.
We are a society that has been structured from top to bottom by race. You don't get beyond that by deciding not to talk about it anymore. It will always come back; it will always reassert itself over and over again.
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