The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never se — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never se — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never se — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never se — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never se — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
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The devil is not the prince of matter; the devil is the arrogance of spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt. The devil is grim because he knows where he is going, and, in moving, he always returns from whence he came.

— Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
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