Man and animal are merely a passage and channel for food, a tomb for other animals, a haven for the dead, giving life by the death of others, a coffer full of corruption.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Topic

Circle of life Man and animals

Author

Leonardo da Vinci

Source

Journals of Leonardo da Vinci

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Italian

Time

1508 1500s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1519.

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A dog cannot relate his autobiography; however eloquently he may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were honest though poor.

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Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits

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Source
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Russell, Bertrand. Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits. George, Allen and Unwin/Simon & Schuster, 1948, pt. 2, ch. 1.

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There lives not three good men unhanged in England, and one of them is fat and grows old.

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Henry IV, Part 1

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William Shakespeare
Source
Henry IV, Part 1
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.

Another quote originally in Italian

We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Decline of religion Moral relativism
Speaker
Pope Benedict XVI
Medium
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Language
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Time
2005 2000s 21st century
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Cardinal Ratzinger, Joseph (later Pope Benedict XVI). "Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger." Conclave of cardinals, Mass. 18 Apr. 2005, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.