Famous quotes containing the words anselm of canterbury, anselm of, canterbury and/or biography:
“Faith seeking reason.
[Fides quaerens intellectum.]”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
“Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
“But I’m his poor shepherd, as plain you may see,
That am come to beg pardon for him and for me.””
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 99–100)
“Had Dr. Johnson written his own life, in conformity with the opinion which he has given, that every man’s life may be best written by himself; had he employed in the preservation of his own history, that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons, the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited.”
—James Boswell (1740–95)