“The fate of the poor shepherd, who, blinded and lost in the snow-storm, perishes in a drift within a few feet of his cottage door, is an emblem of the state of man.” MenStatesLostPoorFateDoorsFeetLosingStormSnowShepherdsBlindedCottagesEmblemsSnow Storms Author:Marsilio Ficino
“. . . the poor man, whom the law does not allow to take . . . a pair of shoes for his freezing feet, is allowed to put his hand into the pocket of the rich, and say, You shall educate me. . . .” MenDoeHandsLawPoorRichFeetShoesPocketsPairsEducatePoor ManFreezingPair Of Shoes Author:Marsilio Ficino
