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

Authentication Score 1

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

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Voltaire

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Topic
Existence of God God

Author

Voltaire
Source
Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1768 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

Another quote from Middle Ages

We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.

Bernard of Chartres

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Topic
Scientific progress Progress
Speaker
Bernard of Chartres

Author

John of Salisbury
Language
Latin
Time
1159 1150s 12th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bernard of Chartres. Quoted in The Metalogicon of John of Salisbury, written by John of Salisbury. c. 1159, bk. 3.

Another quote originally in Latin

Laws are silent in time of war.

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War
Speaker
Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.