Văzut de jos, omul este ceea ce l-au socotit oamenii: un animal, un instrument de muncă, o marfă, un sclav, un prizonier, un neputincios, o trestie bătută

St. Symeon the New Theologian was abbot of the monastery of St Mamas in Constantinople at the turn of the eleventh century. He was also perhaps the most remarka