black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

That which we have lived is nothing; that which we live is a point; that which we have to live is not yet a point, but may be a point which, together, shall be and shall have been.

Giordano Bruno

The stars in the sky are really other suns like our own, around which orbit other planets. (paraphrase)
GIORDANO BRUNO

Like Other Own Paraphrase Planet Really Sky Star Sun
There is a single general space, a single vast immensity which we may freely call void: in it are unnumerable globes like this on which we live and grow, this space we declare to be infinite, since neither reason, convenience, sense-perception nor nature assign to it a limit.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Call General Globe Immensity Live Single Space Vast Voidunumerable
I have declared infinite worlds to exist beside this our earth. It would not be worthy of God to manifest Himself in less than an infinite universe.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Declare Earth Exist Infinite World
Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Believe Change Majority People
The single spirit doth simultaneously temper the whole together; this is the single soul of all things; all are filled with God .
GIORDANO BRUNO

All Doth Fill God Simultaneously Single Soul Spirit Temple Thing Together Whole
From this coincidence of contraries, we deduce that ultimately it is divinely true that contraries are within contraries; wherefore it is not difficult to compass the knowledge that each thing is within every other.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Coincidence Compas Contraries Difficult Every Other True Ultimate
Of the eternal incorporeal substance nothing is changed, is formed or deformed, but there always remains only that thing which cannot be a subject of dissolution, since it is not possible that it be a subject of composition, and therefore, either of itself or by accident, it cannot be said to die.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Change Deform Eternal Form Incorporeal Nothing Substance
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.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Base Low Majority Masses Merely Mind One Proof Think Wish
Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Believe Change Majority People Truth
The hammers must be swung in cadence, when more than one is hammering the iron.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Cadence Hammer Iron More Must Swung
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.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Immobile Infinite One Universe
Nature is none other than God in all things. Animals and plants are living effects of Nature; Whence all of God is in all things.
GIORDANO BRUNO

All Animal Effect God Living Nature Plant Thing
In this infinite space is placed our universe (whether by chance, by necessity, or by providence I do not now consider).
GIORDANO BRUNO

Consider Infinite Necessity Now Place Providence Space Universe
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

All Everything Occur Perfect Thing Unity Universe
I cleave the heavens and soar to the infinite. And while I rise from my own globe to others and penetrate ever further through the eternal field. That which others saw from afar, I leave far behind me.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Clever Eternal Ever Field Globe Heaven Infinite Other Own Penetrate Soar Wile
They dispute not in order to find or even to seek Truth, but for victory, and to appear the more learned and strenuous upholders of a contrary opinion. Such persons should be avoided by all who have not a good breastplate of patience.
GIORDANO BRUNO

Appear Contrary Dispute Even Learn More Opinion Order Seek Truth Victory

That which we have lived is nothing; that which we live is a point; that which we have to live is not yet a point, but may be a point which, together, shall be and shall have been.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

That which we have lived is nothing; that which we live is a point; that which we have to live is not yet a point, but may be a point which, together, shall be and shall have been.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Giordano Bruno Quotes