Influential Thinkers of the RenaissanceCosimo, Inc., 2005. dec. 1. - 404 oldal [T]o slaughter fellow-citizens, to betray friends, to be devoid of pity, honor, and religion, cannot be counted as merits, for these are means which may lead to power, but which confer no glory.-from The PrinceHere, in one volume, are three of the greatest works of the Renaissance, artifacts of the flowering of learning and culture in Europe that gave birth to our modern world: . The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), is one of the most significant-and most remarkably misunderstood-essays on government ever written. A product of the political intrigue of Florentine Italy, it is a stunning commentary on ambition and the uses and misuses of power.. Utopia, by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), is a startling work of social and cultural philosophy that may also, with its fictional conceit, be considered a forerunner of the novel.. Ninety-Five Theses, by Martin Luther (1483-1546), ushered in the religious upheaval of the Reformation. A searing indictment of the corruption in the Catholic Church, Luther's writings laid the foundations for the diverse religious culture in which we live today.With its introductory notes and commentary, this edition, first published in 1910, is a compact course in humanities and cultural history, and essential reading for any liberal education. |
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14. oldal
... natural and common sentiment , and when men attempt things within their power , they will always be praised rather than blamed . But when they persist in attempts that are beyond their power , mishaps and blame ensue . If France ...
... natural and common sentiment , and when men attempt things within their power , they will always be praised rather than blamed . But when they persist in attempts that are beyond their power , mishaps and blame ensue . If France ...
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... natural affection . States governed by a sole Prince and by his servants vest in him a more complete authority ; because throughout the land none but he is re- cognized as sovereign , and if obedience be yielded to any others , it is ...
... natural affection . States governed by a sole Prince and by his servants vest in him a more complete authority ; because throughout the land none but he is re- cognized as sovereign , and if obedience be yielded to any others , it is ...
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... , if you examine the nature of the government of Darius , you will find that it resembled that of the Turk , and , consequently , that it was necessary for Alexander , first of 1 all , to defeat him utterly and strip him THE PRINCE 17.
... , if you examine the nature of the government of Darius , you will find that it resembled that of the Turk , and , consequently , that it was necessary for Alexander , first of 1 all , to defeat him utterly and strip him THE PRINCE 17.
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... natural defect of courage , in which case you should make use of them , and of those among them more especially who are prudent , for they will do you honour in prosperity , and in adver sity give you no cause for fear . But where THE ...
... natural defect of courage , in which case you should make use of them , and of those among them more especially who are prudent , for they will do you honour in prosperity , and in adver sity give you no cause for fear . But where THE ...
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... nature of men to incur obligation as much by the benefits they render as by those they receive . Wherefore , if the whole matter be well considered , it ought not to be difficult for a prudent Prince , both at the outset and afterwards ...
... nature of men to incur obligation as much by the benefits they render as by those they receive . Wherefore , if the whole matter be well considered , it ought not to be difficult for a prudent Prince , both at the outset and afterwards ...
Tartalomjegyzék
79 | |
An Exhortation to Liberate Italy from the Bar | 86 |
THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE | 92 |
SIR THOMAS MORE | 143 |
THE NINETYFIVE THESES | 259 |
ADDRESS TO THE CHRISTIAN NOBILITY OF THE GERMAN | 276 |
HC XXXVI | 289 |
CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTY | 353 |
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386. oldal - IF there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
385. oldal - For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
346. oldal - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
364. oldal - And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law...
305. oldal - Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
286. oldal - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God ; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
364. oldal - A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one.
125. oldal - Whatsoever impediment be to the contrary, we will set forth that authority to the uttermost. For we received from that See our crown imperial...