160 Quotes About Medieval

The battered and pathetic thing that represented any claim to conscience I might have had turned away from me in disgust. Oddly, I couldn't blame it. I was disgusted myself. Disgusted at my weakness and my lack of resolution, at my refusal to see justice through in the name of the woman who had borne me.

No offense, Jaron, but I don't want your life. Even locked away behind closed doors I got a taste for how awful it can be.""Did anyone try to kill you while I was gone?""No.""Then you didn't even get a taste.

The death of a loved one is a terrible thing. Even more terrible is the death of the only dear person; the one who shares your every breath.

Imagine the ancient society of India, and in fact all over the world, a few thousands years ago. In those days, rational thinking was quite scarce. Ignorance was the default mode of thinking. Only a handful of individuals were capable of higher intellectual thinking.

Did reiser og nogle Mænd aarlig af stæd,Som skal for Laugmanden aflegge sin Eed, Laug-Rættes-Mænd Loven dem nævner; Om hver den der sværger, forstaar sig derpaa, Det lader jeg denne gang u-omtalt staa, Til Dagen naar HErren indstævner.

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

Ah, life in medieval times! Yeah, we only have to worry about losing our heads every day.

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The first key to wisdom is defined, of course, as frequent and assiduous questioning