“By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought.”
Quote by Thomas Cahill
Work
How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
The book delves into the role of Irish monks and scholars in preserving classical knowledge and literature, which played a crucial part in the cultural and intellectual development of Europe. more
Author
Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill, born in 1940, is a renowned writer known for his historical works. His books, which delve into historical stories with a unique narrative style, have won the hearts of many readers. more
You May Also Like
Source: Lost and Found: Memory, Identity and Who We Become When We're No Longer Ourselves
“The legacy is the distance between thought and its transmission in words.”
“The future must be sighted with a noble eye. The present human being requires nobility.”
“A happy family wakes up the one who is sleeping without being forced to.”
“To go around the world is to turn around on the same question. Why do we do what we do?”
“Planning for tomorrow requires today’s thought, and a few years of distance for that to happen.”
“There is nothing that the thought does, that the body cannot do the same.”