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.
I believe that there is a greater power in the world than the evil power of military force, of nuclear bombs -- there is the power of good, of morality, of humanitarianism.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.
The world is split between those who do not sleep because they are hungry and those who do not sleep because they are afraid of those who are hungry.
Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.
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