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Quotation by Marcus Manilius
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Astronomica trans. by Edward Sherburne (1675)Astronomica trans. by Thomas Creech (1697)Related Subjects
truth (12) faith (12) passion (10) God (9) life (8) thoughtful (8) thinking (8) self (7) character (7) evil (6)
Man know thy powers, and not observe thy size,
The noble power in piercing reason lies,
And reason conquers all, and rules the skies.
The noble power in piercing reason lies,
And reason conquers all, and rules the skies.
Marcus Manilius (10 B.C.–A.D. 30), Roman poet. Astronomica, 4. 931-932, trans. by Thomas Creech (1697).
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