 | Blaise Pascal - 1846 - 400 pagine
...nature ; but he is a reed that thinks. It does not need the universe to crush him ; a breath of air, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the material universe should overwhelm him, man would be more noble than that which destroys him ; because... | |
 | Holy readings - 1868 - 386 pagine
...thinks. There is no need that all material creation should rise against him to crash him, A vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if all material creation were to rise and crush him, man would be greater than it ; for he would know... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - 610 pagine
...universe, but he is a reed that thinks ; it does not need the universe to crush him — a breath of air, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the material universe should overwhelm him, man would be more noble than that which destroys him ; because... | |
 | Christoph Ernst Luthardt - 1873 - 474 pagine
...the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that Thou visitest him ? ' The sentiment...greatness of man.' But is this thought also a power with respect to the world ? Man has a feeling of freedom and yet he everywhere sees himself restrained,... | |
 | Edward Caird - 1893 - 376 pagine
...thinking reed. It is not needful that the universe should arm itself to crush him. A breath of vapour, a drop of water, is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would be more noble than that which slays him, because he knows that he dies."... | |
 | Diogenes Allen - 1989 - 256 pagine
...is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and... | |
 | Peter Kreeft - 1993 - 350 pagine
...is a thinking reed.A There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and... | |
 | Harvie Ferguson - 1995 - 312 pagine
...is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and... | |
 | John R Cole - 1995 - 374 pagine
...reed. It isn't necessary for the whole universe to arm itself against him to crush him; a vapor or a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would be still nobler than his killer, because he knows that he is dying and... | |
 | Omer Bartov - 1996 - 262 pagine
...is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and... | |
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There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapour, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage... 
