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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!
by bruce511 4y ago
If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!
(I don't think I need to attribute this to this readership, but in case I do, it's by Emerson. And if you didn't know that, I strongly recommend googling Nightfall.)
- eps 4y agoThe original story is by Asimov actually.
- jacquesm 4y agoWell, technically the quote is from Emerson. https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/2010/11/24/looking-up-stars-only-once/47336018007/ https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/2010/11/24/looking-up-stars-o... But Asimov did write the short story inspired by the quote.
- lioeters 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_an...
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