Home / Quotes / Quote by Umberto Eco

Quote by Umberto Eco

“We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”

Quote by Umberto Eco

Book:Foucault's Pendulum

Work

Foucault's Pendulum

Foucault's Pendulum is a work of fiction that intertwines elements of mystery and historical fiction. The story revolves around a group of individuals who discover a hidden message in the works of the famous physicist and philosopher, Gaston Bachelard. This discovery leads them on a quest that spans centuries and involves secret societies and esoteric knowledge. more

Author

Italian essayist, scholar, and critic. Umberto Eco is renowned for his unique literary style and profound academic background. His works integrate history, philosophy, literature, and semiotics, with his most famous novel being 'The Name of the Rose'. more

You May Also Like

“In songs, you have to tell people about something they didn't see and weren't there for, and you have to do it as if you were.”

People Ifs Song

Author:Bob Dylan

“I've seen the future and it's murder.”

Author:Leonard Cohen

“He that cannot reason is a fool.”

Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

“I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age.”

Would Be Age Sex Race Lenses

Author:Rita Dove

“Listen to your life. Listen to what happens to you because it is through what happens to you that God speaks...It's in language that's not always easy to decipher, but it's there powerfully, memorably, unforgettably.”

Happens Speak Language Easy Decipher

Author:Frederick Buechner

“Today the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer.... Realize that the true light is now here and, through the rays of the gospel, is illumining the whole earth.”

Whole Light Today Earth Night Grows Realizing Hours Darkness Rays Fewer

Author:Gregory of Nyssa

“We are all living in cages with the door wide open.”

Doors Wide Cages

Author:George Lucas

“A wise person is full of questions. A dull person is full of answers.”

Persons Answers Wise Dull Wise Person

Author:Paulo Coelho

“A little revolution is a good thing.”

Littles Revolution Good Things

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.”

Men Long Hate Ignorance

Book:Apologetical Works; Octavius

Source: Apologetical Works; Octavius