Quote of Epicurus - Babies and animals are the mirrors...
Biography - Epicurus:
Greek philosopher
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -342 - Died: -270
Period:
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -342 - Died: -270
Period:
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Babies and animals are the mirrors of nature.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about nature:
Quotes for: child
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Epicurus also said...
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