Faith & Spirituality Sayings

133 sayings found from the Medieval era from 19 authors

The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; it is the body's form.

— Averroes (Ibn Rushd) c. 1180 CE
Biblical

The soul is not in the body; rather, the body is in the soul.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

The human soul is an immaterial substance that governs the body.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 1027
Biblical

The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; it is the body’s reality.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

The proof of the existence of the soul is that you doubt.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

The body is a vessel for the soul, and the soul is the captain of the ship.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

The soul is a substance that is neither body nor dependent on the body.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

The mind is the eye of the soul.

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 11th century
Biblical

To have another tongue is to have another soul.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

Every man has two souls, one to be saved and one to be damned.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

God grant that I may always have a good cook.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

Let every man learn to read and write, that he may understand the divine scriptures.

— Charlemagne c. 789
Biblical

I have sought to govern with justice and mercy, as God has commanded.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

He who fears God fears nothing else.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

Let no man despise his neighbor, for all are created in the image of God.

— Charlemagne c. 790
Biblical

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical

Let us build churches and monasteries, for they are the bulwarks of our faith.

— Charlemagne c. 780
Biblical

Let us not be slothful in our duties, for idleness is the enemy of the soul.

— Charlemagne c. 790
Biblical

Let us not stray from the path of righteousness, for it leads to eternal life.

— Charlemagne c. 790
Biblical

Let us remember that all power comes from God.

— Charlemagne c. 800
Biblical
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