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Friday

Per dieci minuti... | For ten minutes...

"In ogni essere umano esistono facoltà latenti attraverso le quali egli può giungere alla conoscenza del mondo."—RUDOLF STEINER, Image at Palos Verdes by LeAnn linenandlavender.net, edited by Alex for viaoptimae.com

The above quote by Rudolf Steiner appears in the first few pages of Chiara Gamberale's most recent novel, Per dieci minuti (For ten minutes).

Key Vocabulary:

(l') essere umano -  human being
(la) facoltà - ability
latente - latent
giungere - to reach
attraverso le quali - through which
(la) conoscenza - consciousness
(il) mondo - (the) world

Using the above mini-dictionary, if necessary, can you write a literal translation of the quote in English (highlight below to reveal one possibility)

In each human being, there exists latent abilities, through which he or she can reach the consciousness of the world.


Though the literal translation makes sense, in English the quote is often worded differently:



See also:

Frasi celebri su Via Optimae

Frasi celebri su Via Optimae
Acque del sud (To Have and Have Not) original: "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and… blow."