Famous quotes containing the words medieval, christians, high, middle, ages and/or crusades:
“The medieval town, with frieze
Of boy scouts from Nagoya?”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.”
—Tertullian (c. 150–230)
“The high sentiments always win in the end, the leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“In middle life, the human back is spoiling for a technical knockout and will use the flimsiest excuse, even a sneeze, to fall apart.”
—E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)
“For if we take the ages into our account, may there not be a civilization going on among brutes as well as men?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.”
—J.G. (John Gabriel)