Reflections On Having Left A Place Of Retirement
July 6, 2023Psyche
July 6, 2023Reason
… Finally, what is Reason ? You have often asked me ; and this is my
answer :–
Whene’er the mist, that stands ‘twixt God and thee,
[Sublimates] to a pure transparency,
That intercepts no light and adds no stain–
There Reason is, and then begins her reign !
But alas !
——`tu stesso, ti fai grosso
Col falso immaginar, sì che non vedi
Ciò che vedresti, se l’avessi scosso.’
(Dante, Paradiso, Canto 1, lines 88-90)