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- “Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.” ― Giordano Bruno.
- “Maybe you who condemn me are in greater fear than I who am condemned.” ― Giordano Bruno.
- “It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.”
- “If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only becasue it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.” ― Giordano Bruno.
- All things are in the Universe, and the universe is in all things: we in it, and it in us; in this way everything concurs in a perfect unity. Giordano Bruno.
- Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people. Giordano Bruno. Truth, People, Majority.
- I beg you, reject antiquity, tradition, faith, and authority! Let us begin anew by doubting everything we assume has been proven! Giordano Bruno. Doubting Everything, Assuming, Tradition.
- The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life. Giordano Bruno. Law, Stupidity, World.
- The Ash Wednesday Supper
- Cause, Principle, and Unity
- On The Infinite Universe and Worlds
- The Expulsion of The Triumphant Beast
- Cabal of The Cheval Pegasus
- On The Monad, Number, and Figure
- De Immenso
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La cena de le ceneri (1584)Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.A constellation of the most pedantic, obstinate ignorance and presumption, mixed with a kind of rustic incivility, which would try the patience of Job.He was a man of grave and cultivated mind, of rapid and mature intelligence; inferior to no preceding astronomer, unless in order of succession and time ; a man, who in natural ability was far supe...De la Causa, Principio e Uno(1584) [Various translations] Cause, Principle, and One eternal From whom being, life, and movement are suspended, And which extends itself in length, breadth, and depth, To whatever is in Heaven, on Earth, and Hell; With sense, with reason, with mind, I discern, That there is no act, measure, nor calculation, which can ...
De l'infinito universo et mondi (1584) On the Infinite Universe and Worlds(1950) by Dorothea Waley Singer When the end comes, you will be esteemed by the world and rewarded by God, not because you have won the love and respect of the princes of the earth, however powerful, but rather for having loved, defended and cherished one such as I ... what y...
Spaccio de la bestia trionfante(1584) Divinity reveals herself in all things... everything has Divinity latent within itself. For she enfolds and imparts herself even unto the smallest beings, and from the smallest beings, according to their capacity. Without her presence nothing would have being, because she is the essence of the existence of the ...
Cabala del Cavallo Pegaseo con l'aggiunta dell' Asino Cillenico, Descritta dal Nolano [Cabal of the Cheval Pegasus with Appendix on the Cillenican Ass, Described by the Nolan] (1585) The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life. The greatest asses of the world are those who, lacking al...
De monade, numero et figura(1591)Even to have come forth is something, since I see that being able to conquer is placed in the hands of fate. However, there was in me, whatever I was able to do, that which no future century will d...De innumerabilibus, immenso et infigurabili, usually referred to as De immenso(1591) The infinity of All ever bringing forth anew, and even as infinite space is around us, so is infinite potentiality, capacity, reception, malleability, matter. The wise soul feareth not death; rather she sometimes striveth for death, she goeth beyond to meet her. Ye...
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- Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.
- If he is not Nature herself, he is certainly the nature of Nature, and is the soul of the Soul of the world, if he is not the soul herself.
- The universe is then one, infinite, immobile.... It is not capable of comprehension and therefore is endless and limitless, and to that extent infinite and indeterminable, and consequently immobile.
- Divine love does not weigh down, nor carry his servant captive and enslaved to the lowest depths, but raises him, supports him and magnifies him above all liberty whatsoever.
Explore 30 inspirational quotes by Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher, mathematician, and cosmologist who challenged the prevailing beliefs of his time. Learn about his life, ideas, and legacy in this web page.
Giordano Bruno’s quotes offer a glimpse into the mind of a fearless and intellectually curious thinker. They inspire us to question the status quo, seek truth, and expand our understanding of the universe.