Quote#Nature
I Saw the Man
Quote byPetr Uspensky · 1878–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Symbolism of the Tarot (1913), Card I : The Magician.
English (original)
I Saw the Man. His figure reached from earth to heaven and was clad in a purple mantle.
— Petr Uspensky
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