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“Si chiamano così. Per esteso: Yersinia pestis. Qualità: bacillo pestigeno. Professione: historical killer. Numero di vittime: parecchie decine di milioni. Movente: castigo.”

Book:Have Mercy on Us All

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Have Mercy on Us All

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Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas, born on June 7, 1957, is a renowned French historian. Her research focuses on the history of the French Revolution, particularly on the history of women and the working class. Vargas is known for her in-depth historical analysis and unique narrative style. more

“Il miglior consiglio menzionato praticamente in tutti i trattati sulla peste è: Cito, longe fugeas et tarde redeas. Vale a dire: Presto, fuggi lontano e torna tardi. In altre parole, taglia la corda e stattene via più che puoi. E' il celebre "rimedio dei tre avverbi": prosto, lontano, tardi". In latino: Cito, Longe, Tarde.”

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“Come credeva alla iettatura, era incrollabile nell’opinione che il colera fosse un malefizio, un espediente di governo inteso a sfollare le popolazioni, a incutere un salutare timore nei superstiti. Dinanzi allo zio duca, sapendolo dell’opinione contraria, più «progressista», cioè che la peste venisse per correnti atmosferiche, taceva prudentemente; ma con Fersa si sbottonava, derideva le quarantene e tutti gli altri amminnicoli fatti per darla a bere ai gonzi.”

Covid 19 Letteratura Siciliana Peste Federico De Roberto I Viceré Colera

Book:I Vicerè

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“The world would be a far better place if more people listened to the wisdom of Hawkeye Pierce.”

Philosophy Mash Hawkeye Pierce

Author:Michel Templet

“What if everything in Earth School is working exactly the way it’s supposed to be working, in other words—by teaching us things we can learn in no other way? What if everything (and everyone) that we label as “difficult” or “an obstacle” or even “dysfunctional” is in fact a deliberately designed construct meant to awaken us to our true natures—a divine crowbar, you might say, that is sent by the cosmos to knock down the doors of our ignorance, demolish our illusions, and give us the opportunity to move past our fears, find our innate courage, propagate wisdom, and help us to remember that we are of God? Of course we cannot know if this is how fate works, because none of us know how fate works. But in my life, I have certainly found that the Earth School model is a useful thought exercise during times of darkness, pain, and betrayal—for it takes me out of a victim mentality and offers up a worldview that feels far more empowering and fascinating than the limiting, anguished cry of “Why me?” A more fruitful question than “Why me?” could be “How might this terrible situation be perfectly designed to help me to evolve?”