God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.

Quod non possit cogitari non esse.

Saint Anselm

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Topic

Nature of God God

Author

Saint Anselm

Language

Latin

Time

1078 1070s 11th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Theologian Catholic saint Christian philosopher Clergyman Philosopher Christian

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Original Citation

Saint Anselm. Proslogium [Proslogion]. c. 1078, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Saint Anselm. "Proslogion." Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works, edited by Brian Davies and G. R. Evans. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 3.

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Another quote about God

God is stupidity and cowardice; God is hypocrisy and falsehood. God is tyranny and poverty; God is evil. For as long as men bow before altars, mankind will remain damned, the slaves of kings and priests.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

The System of Economic Contradictions

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Topic
Nature of God God

Author

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Source
The System of Economic Contradictions
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
French
Time
1846 1840s 19th century
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Citation

Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph. Systeme des contradictions economiques ou Philosophie de la misere [The System of Economic Contractictions, or Philosophy of Misery]. Paris: Chez Guilla umin et Cie, 1846, ch. 8.

Another quote from Middle Ages

Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio

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Topic
Haste Taking one's time

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Purgatorio The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Dante. "Purgatorio [Purgatory]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

Current Citation

Dante. "The Purgatorio." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote originally in Latin

Carthage must be destroyed.

Cato the Elder

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Topic
War
Speaker
Cato the Elder

Author

Plutarch
Source
Plutarch's Lives
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Declaration
Language
Latin
Time
149 BC 140s BC 2nd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

Cato the Elder. Speech within the Roman Senate prior to the Third Punic War. c. 149 BC, Rome, Italy.