The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of t…

Umberto Eco
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The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the 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 whence he came. ✨ Umberto Eco (2014). The Name of the Rose, p.511, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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