Controversial Sayings
20 sayings found from the Medieval era
My will is law.
Christ commands it.
The world is not enough.
The human soul is immortal.
The end of man is happiness.
Justice is the foundation of power.
For whoso wol no wyf, he is no man.
Ignorance is the mother of all errors.
The sword and the cross are inseparable.
Kill any pagan you encounter on the spot.
Life is a fleeting moment; seize the day!
The true worship of God is to serve humanity.
The work of the scribes is doomed to oblivion.
Theologians are like apes compared to philosophers.
The Chinese are infidels, but they are a good people.
I have persecuted the natives of England beyond all reason.
The people of Cathay are idolaters, and they burn their dead.
While you live, drink!—for, once dead, you never shall return.
The human intellect is incapable of knowing the divine essence.
When I considered what people generally want in calculating, I found that it always is a number.