Quotes about Medieval

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The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, — Meister Eckhart, Sermons of Meister Eckhart
Love, that moves the sun and the other stars — Dante Alighieri, Paradiso
The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is. — Thomas Aquinas
How was she created? I'm not sure if you realize this, but it was in God's image. How can anybody dare to speak ill of s — Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies
I never was the type of noblewoman to stay by the hearth while the men rode into battle anyway. As my father always used — Mark Noce, Dark Winds Rising
Whatever befalls us, we will endure it together. I clutch my longbow and dagger close to my side. My last thoughts linge — Mark Noce, Dark Winds Rising
Does it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die? — Robert Jordan, The Dragon Reborn
There is of course a deep spiritual need which the pilgrimage seems to satisfy, particularly for those hardy enough to t — Edwin Mullins, The Pilgrimage to Santiago
Whoever has received knowledgeand eloquence in speech from Godshould not be silent or secretivebut demonstrate it willin — Marie de France
There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages. — Richard Lederer, Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language
Theologians and other clerks, You won't understand this book, -- However bright your wits -- If you do not meet it humbl — Marguerite Porete
It is easy to understand that in the dreary middle ages the Aristotelian logic would be very acceptable to the controver — Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1
I should like the woman I choose to be very honest, generous, and to have a sincere faith in God, rather than mindlessly — Melanie Dickerson, The Beautiful Pretender
Imagine the ancient society of India, and in fact all over the world, a few thousands years ago. In those days, rational — Abhijit Naskar
It was difficult to imagine that a full day hadn't yet passed since we boarded the airliner in New York. I paused. Medie — Tod Wodicka, All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well
Once again I felt light-headed, but this time it wasn't from the scent of lilacs; it was from the scent of my own death. — Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing
The battered and pathetic thing that represented any claim to conscience I might have had turned away from me in disgust — Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing
Those darling byegone times, Mr Carker,' said Cleopatra, 'with their delicious fortresses, and their dear old dungeons, — Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
It is a joyous thing, war.  You love your comrade so much in war.  When you see that your quarrel is just, and your bloo — Jean de Bevil
In this martial world dominated by men, women had little place. The Church's teachings might underpin feudal morality, y — Alison Weir, Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life