500 – 1400 CE
Philosophy intertwined with theology across cultures.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to…
— Moses Maimonides
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed h..."
"Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect."
Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence.
— Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
"Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence."
"If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to fi..."
Width of knowledge is more important than depth of knowledge.
— Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
"Width of knowledge is more important than depth of knowledge."
The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
— Augustine of Hippo
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will def..."
The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on.
— Omar Khayyam
"The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on."
"A change in conditions is as if the entire creation had changed and the whole wo..."
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one wi…
— Thomas Aquinas
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no expl..."
You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
"You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes."
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision."
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
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