"The men who abandon themselves to the passions……" — Peter Abelard
"The men who abandon themselves to the passions of this miserable life, are compared in Scripture to beasts."
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23 Quotes by Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard has 23 quotes on this site.
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The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and…
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It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.
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I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the…
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Alone thou goest forth, O Lord, in sacrifice to die; is this thy sorrow naught to us who pass unheeding…
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By doubting we come to questioning, and by questioning we perceive the truth,
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Nothing can be believed unless it is first understood; and that for any one to preach to others that which…
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In fact we say that an intention is good, that is, right in itself, but that an action does not…
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Under the pretext of study we spent our hours in the happiness of love, and learning held out to us…
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And now, my friend, I am going to expose to you all my weaknesses. All men, I believe, are under…
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Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease.
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Logic has made me hated in the world.
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Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form…
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More Abandon Quotes
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one of 715 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do…
— John James Audubon
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for…
— Teresa of Avila
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The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
— Abu Bakr
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When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon…
— Javier Bardem
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If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of…
— Gary Bauer
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More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance…
— Gary Bauer
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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration,…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.
— George W. Bush
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I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign…
— David Byrne
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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the…
— Albert Camus
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