"Man is at the bottom an animal midway a citizen and at the top divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top."

Anthropology, Man, Animals, Divine, Climate

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"Man is at the bottom an animal midway a citizen and at the top divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top."

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