Religious Sayings

134 sayings found from the Medieval era from 16 authors

Religion is for the masses, philosophy for the elite.

— Averroes (Ibn Rushd) c. 1180
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The world is divided into men who have brains and no religion, and men who have religion and no brains.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) approx. 1020
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To have another language is to possess a second soul.

— Charlemagne 800
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The sword is the key of heaven and hell.

— Charlemagne 800
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Heaven has ordained that I should rule the world.

— Genghis Khan c. 1200s
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I am the punishment of God.

— Genghis Khan 1220
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Don't be afraid of the wine, for its essence is the light of God. Don't be afraid of the tavern, for it is the house of God.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The world is a bride, and you are her groom; do not be deceived by her beauty, for she is faithless.

— Hafez c. 1380
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If the beloved is a Christian, what concern is it of yours? If she is a pagan, what concern is it of yours?

— Hafez c. 1380
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The religious hypocrite, in his prayer, thinks of nothing but his own reputation.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The pious man, with his rosary and prayer rug, is often more distant from God than the lover in the tavern.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The path to God is not through the mosque or the temple, but through the heart.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The wine is the blood of the grape, and the beloved is the soul of the world.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The path to God is narrow, but the gate of love is wide.

— Hafez c. 1380
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The tavern is better than the mosque, and the corner of the wine-shop better than the niche of prayer.

— Hafez 14th century
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Go, tell the pious man to burn his prayer-book; his prayers are but hypocrisy.

— Hafez 14th century
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The tavern is my Kaaba; the wine-cup is my prayer-niche.

— Hafez 14th century
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What is the use of prayer when love is absent?

— Hafez 14th century
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They are a people who do not know the religion, and they are ignorant.

— Ibn Battuta 1330s
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The people of this country are a good people, but they are ignorant of the religion.

— Ibn Battuta 1340s
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