We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So that with freedom of choice and with honor, As thought the maker and molder of thyself, Thou mayest fashion thyself in whatever shape thou shalt…

Quote by Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola

Topics: Choice Quotes, Earth Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Heaven Quotes

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

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

Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own...

Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

And if, happy in the lot of no created thing, he withdraws into the center...

And if, happy in the lot of no created thing, he withdraws into the center...

But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to...

But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the...

God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the...

On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds...

On man when he came into life the Father conferred the seeds of all kinds...

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

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

If you see a philosopher determining all things by means of right reason, him you...

If you see a philosopher determining all things by means of right reason, him you...

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those...

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those...

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise...

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise...

At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been...

At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been...

Spiritual beings, either from the beginning or soon thereafter, become what they are to be...

Spiritual beings, either from the beginning or soon thereafter, become what they are to be...

But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to...

But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to...