
“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”
Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book III, Chapter I, Sec. 3
“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”
Variant translation: Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
Variant translation: Until we extend the circle of compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace.
Kulturphilosophie (1923)
Radio Address to the New York Herald Tribune Forum http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=15828 (26 October 1939)
1930s
Source: The Magnificent Defeat
Sir Thomas More, Act II
A Man for All Seasons (1960)
Source: The Wheel of Time: Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe], (1998), Quotations from A Separate Reality (Chapter 6)
Source: Queer: A Novel (1985), Chapter Two
Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book I, Chapter VI, Sec. 5-7