The animal's heart is the basis of its life, its chief member, the sun of its microcosm; on the heart all its activity depends, from the heart all its liveliness and strength arise. Equally is the king the basis of his kingdoms, the sun of his microcosm, the heart of the state; from him all power arises and all grace stems.
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"I appeal to the evidence of my senses, and to the testimony of dissections."
"The heart is the sun of the microcosm."
"The whole world is a theatre, and all the men and women merely players."
"It is only when we have satisfied ourselves by careful dissection that we can truly understand the nature of things."
"I profess to learn and to teach anatomy not from books but from dissections."
From 'De Motu Cordis' (1628), Dedication to King Charles. An extended analogy comparing the heart to a king and the state.
Date: 1628
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