Nature is not merely a backdrop to human existence, but a te... - Pico della Mirandola

"Nature is not merely a backdrop to human existence, but a teacher of profound truths."

Pico della Mirandola Nature

Humanist Philosopher Theologian Italian 1463–1494

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