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Francesco Patrizi Quotes on Truth

Francesco Patrizi da Cherso was an Italian Renaissance Platonist philosopher, polymath, and the first holder of a chair of Platonic philosophy at Ferrara, later moving to a corresponding chair at Rome. This page collects quotes attributed to Francesco Patrizi on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Francesco Patrizi:

    “Light is the first and noblest of all natural things.”

  • Attributed to Francesco Patrizi:

    “The universe is infinite, both in extent and in possibility.”

  • Attributed to Francesco Patrizi:

    “Aristotle should not be read as the dictator of philosophy.”

  • Attributed to Francesco Patrizi:

    “Plato is the philosopher most in harmony with the wisdom of the ages.”

  • Attributed to Francesco Patrizi:

    “Soul is the bond between the intelligible world and the sensible.”