Nicholas of Cusa Quotes About Earth

Quotes about: Earth

• It has been asserted that there is a separate species on the earth to correspond with each one of the stars. Now if the earth provides in each species a focus for the action of each star, why may not a similar provision be made among other heavenly bodies that are subject to the action of their fellows?

  Nicholas of Cusa

  Stars, Focus, Body

• For our intellectual spirit has the power of fire in itself. For no other purpose is it sent by God to the earth than that it glow and grow into a flame. When it is excited by admiration, then it grows, just as if the wind entering into a fire excited its potential to actuality. If we apprehend the works of God, we marvel at eternal wisdom.

  Nicholas of Cusa

  Fire, Flames, Wind

• Nor is the darkness of colour a proof of the earth's baseness; for the brightness of the sun, which is visible to us, would not be perceived by anyone who might be in the sun.

  Nicholas of Cusa

  Darkness, Earth, Brightness

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