Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Quotes: The Pythagoreans degrade impious men into brutes and, if one is to believe Empedocles, even into plants.
         

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


Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Check all other quotes by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 31 Oct. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-Pythagoreans-degrade-impious-men-into-brutes-621381>.





Check out


Other quotes of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola


To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.

To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.



Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own fruit. If they be vegetative, he will be like a plant.

Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own fruit. If they be vegetative, he will be like a plant.



On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds and the germs of every way of life.

On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds and the germs of every way of life.



But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to ponder the plan of so great a work, to love its beauty, and to wonder at its vastness.

But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to ponder the plan of so great a work, to love its beauty, and to wonder at its vastness.



Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the highest admiration.

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the highest admiration.



God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom.

God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom.



For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?

For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?



But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to fail as though exhausted. It was not the part of His wisdom to waver in a needful matter through poverty of counsel.

But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to fail as though exhausted. It was not the part of His wisdom to waver in a needful matter through poverty of counsel.



It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself.

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself.





Other quotes you may like



Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.



Although there are good and bad companies, there is no such thing as a good stock; there are only good stock prices, which come and go.

Although there are good and bad companies, there is no such thing as a good stock; there are only good stock prices, which come and go.



Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.

Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.



But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to use it, I mean you're using it for constructing, makes you think about it, the place did as well.

But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to use it, I mean you're using it for constructing, makes you think about it, the place did as well.



What's a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton's a celebrity. I'm just a working actor.

What's a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton's a celebrity. I'm just a working actor.



Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions.

Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions.



I wasn't an active feminist in the '60s, never have been.

I wasn't an active feminist in the '60s, never have been.



Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right.

Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right.



Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The Pythagoreans degrade impious men into brutes and, if one is to believe Empedocles, even into plants.". Author of this quote is Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. This quote is about degrade, men, brutes, aggravation, believe,.