Eye of Providence
The Eye of Providence above the pyramid is claimed to be similar to the ancient Egyptian Eye of Horus, a protective charm relating to the Egyptian sky-god Horus. The Eye of Providence was a common Roman Catholic emblem to symbolize the Trinity throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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Famous quotes containing the words eye of, eye and/or providence:
“Come, seeling night,
Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,
And with thy bloody and invisible hand
Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond
Which keeps me pale.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“A perfect beauty of a sunflower! a perfect excellent lovely
sunflower existence! a sweet natural eye to the new hip moon, woke up alive and excited grasping in the sunset shadow sunrise golden monthly breeze!”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)
“Who can ... guess how much industry and providence and affection we have caught from the pantomime of brutes?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)