Quote of Baltasar Gracian: Some reckon books by the thickness...
Biography - Baltasar Gracian:
Spanish Jesuit and philosopher.
Born: 1601 - Died: 1658
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Spain
Born: 1601 - Died: 1658
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: Spain
Some reckon books by the thickness, as if they were written to try the brawn more than the brain.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: book
Philosophy is written in this grand book, which stands continually open before our eyes (I say the Universe), but can not be understood without first learning to comprehend the language and know the characters as it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and its characters are triangles, circles and other geometric figures, without which it is impossible to humanly understand a word; without these one is wandering in a dark labyrinth.
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