Top 37 Medieval Quotes on Life & War (WISDOM)

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10 Medieval Quotes About War and Violence

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please. - Niccolo Machiavelli — Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please. – Niccolo Machiavelli

Nothing good ever comes of violence. - Martin Luther — Nothing good ever comes of violence. – Martin Luther

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. - Martin Luther — War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. – Martin Luther

Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. - Desiderius Erasmus — War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. – Desiderius Erasmus

I am the flail of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you. - Genghis Khan — I am the flail of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you. – Genghis Khan

If they wish to fight today, let them come like men. - Bohemond I of Antioch — If they wish to fight today, let them come like men. – Bohemond I of Antioch

Let those who once fought against brothers and relatives now rightfully fight against barbarians. - Pope Urban II — Let those who once fought against brothers and relatives now rightfully fight against barbarians. – Pope Urban II

I'll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked. - William Shakespeare — I’ll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked. – William Shakespeare

We are ready to try our fortunes to the last man. - William Shakespeare — We are ready to try our fortunes to the last man. – William Shakespeare

11 of the Wisest Quotes from the Medieval Era (MIDDLE AGE)

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. - Michel de Montaigne — There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. – Michel de Montaigne

Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. - Taqî ad-Dîn Aḥmad ibn Taymiyyah — Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. – Taqî ad-Dîn Aḥmad ibn Taymiyyah

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. - Niccolo Machiavelli — He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. – Niccolo Machiavelli

No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary. - William of Ockham — No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary. – William of Ockham

The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
― St. Thomas Aquinas — The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
― St. Thomas Aquinas

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, one knowing, one love. ― Meister Eckhart — 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, one knowing, one love. ― Meister Eckhart

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding. - Martin Luther — Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding. – Martin Luther

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. - Petrarch — It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. – Petrarch

For I would rather have a Scot come from Scotland to govern the people of this kingdom well and justly than that you should govern them ill in the sight of all the world. - Louis IX — For I would rather have a Scot come from Scotland to govern the people of this kingdom well and justly than that you should govern them ill in the sight of all the world. – Louis IX

A tale is but half told when only one person tells it. - The Saga of Grettir the Strong — A tale is but half told when only one person tells it. – The Saga of Grettir the Strong

Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend. - Saadi — Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend. – Saadi

9 Inspirational Medieval Quotes

“There is a remarkable thing about swans. They teach us that the troubles of death should not grieve us; for in the very moment of dying they make a virtue of necessity and despise their sad fate in singing.”
Gerald of Wales

Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins, with the assurance of the imperishable glory of the Kingdom of Heaven! - Pope Urban II — Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins, with the assurance of the imperishable glory of the Kingdom of Heaven! – Pope Urban II

The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others. - Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph — The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others. – Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph

May the lightning of your glory be seen and the thunders of your onset heard from east to west, and be ye the avengers of noble blood. - William The Conqueror — May the lightning of your glory be seen and the thunders of your onset heard from east to west, and be ye the avengers of noble blood. – William The Conqueror

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. - Christopher Columbus — Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. – Christopher Columbus

“For as long as we live, and by God’s grace, rule over the realm, we shall strive with mind, strength, and goods to suppress so that the rigour of your servitude will be an example to posterity.”
Richard II Of England

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods. - Leon Battista Alberti — When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods. – Leon Battista Alberti

Strike up the drum and march courageously. - Christopher Marlowe — Strike up the drum and march courageously. – Christopher Marlowe

To whom God will, there be the victory. - William Shakespeare — To whom God will, there be the victory. – William Shakespeare

7 Medieval Quotes that Will Make You Think

“If it were customary to send maidens to school and teach them the same subjects as are taught to boys, they would learn just as fully and would understand the subtleties of all arts and sciences.”
Christine de Pizan

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing. - Geoffrey Chaucer — What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing. – Geoffrey Chaucer

People pretend not to like grapes when the vines are too high for them to reach. ― Marguerite de Navarre

Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease. - Peter Abelard — Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease. – Peter Abelard

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit. - Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) — The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit. – Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)

Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render every one his due. - Emperor Justinian — Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render every one his due. – Emperor Justinian

What a parcel of fools and dastards have I nourished in my house, and not one of them will avenge me of this one upstart clerk. - Henry II Of England — What a parcel of fools and dastards have I nourished in my house, and not one of them will avenge me of this one upstart clerk. – Henry II Of England

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