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God is a sea of infinite substance.

St. John of Damascus

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Topic

Nature of God God

Author

St. John of Damascus

Source

The Fountain of Wisdom

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

749 740s 8th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Saint John of Damascus. "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith." The Fountain of Wisdom. c. 749, bk. 1, ch. 9.

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Topic

Spending time in nature Nature

Author

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Source

Letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

1147 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Clairvaux, St. Bernard. Letter to Magister Henry Murdach. c. 1150.

Current Citation

Clairvaux, St. Bernard. "Letter CVI." Life and Works of Saint Bernard. Aeterna Press, 2015.

Praised be You, my Lord, with all your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
Who is the day and through whom You give us light.

St. Francis of Assisi

The Canticle of Brother Sun

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Topic

The sun

Speaker

St. Francis of Assisi

Source

The Canticle of Brother Sun

Medium

Song

Language

Umbrian

Time

1226 1220s 13th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Francis of Assisi. Cantico di frate Sole [Canticle of Brother Sun]. c. 1226.

Current Citation

Francis of Assisi. Canticle of the Sun, illustrated by Fiona French. Ignatius Press, 2006.