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Proverbs/sayings about astronomy
Following is a proverb by Plato about astronomy.
Do you know any other proverb/saying about astronomy? "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. " ~ Plato, The Republic. Book VII. 529 |
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"When you come to read this, somewhere far
And someone not your present aspect (starry Fondo d'oro icon half made of me), Will you stop to ask how feelings that border On light hallucination derived or soared From what we did and who in fact we were?" ~ Alfred Corn, From "Notes From a Child of Paradise" |
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Following is a proverb by Plato about astronomy.
Do you know any other proverb/saying about astronomy? "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. " ~ Plato, The Republic. Book VII. 529 "In the dark of the Moon I planted..." Double-A |
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Juang wrote in message
u... Following is a proverb by Plato about astronomy. Do you know any other proverb/saying about astronomy? "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. " ~ Plato, The Republic. Book VII. 529 Well, Juang, your very own Einstein once said: "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." What do you think he meant? Dr. Why |
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Charles D. Bohne wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:00:44 GMT, "Skyward" wrote: Well, Juang, your very own Einstein once said: "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." What do you think he meant? Dr. Why He who looks into a mirror must not be surprised to see a human face. C. Another pearl of wisdom from Chuckweasel the holistic screedmonkey. -- "a photon can travel faster than light when it is not excited" "Ions are attracted to IRON" "The dense ions in the ionosphere are simulating a much higher gravitational pull to earth." -- Alexa Cameron demonstrates her 200+ alien-implanted IQ "I really don't care too much for humans" "Just think of all the fun watching them from above while they dance their kooker-step on their burning planet ..." -- Chuckweasel Bohnehead's delusional non-human self-image |
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Skyward wrote: Juang wrote in message u... Following is a proverb by Plato about astronomy. Do you know any other proverb/saying about astronomy? "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. " ~ Plato, The Republic. Book VII. 529 Well, Juang, your very own Einstein once said: "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." What do you think he meant? Dr. Why Einstein was an optimist! Double-A |
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