Albertus Magnus Quotes

d. 1280 Germany

Albertus Magnus (before 1200 – 15 November 1280) was a German philosopher, theologian and Dominican friar who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He was the first medieval scholar to apply Aristotle's philosophy to Christian thought at the time.

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This dumb ox will fill the world with his bellowing.

to Albertus Magnus in: Anne Jackson Fremantle (1962)

Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.

to Albertus Magnus in: R.C. Bless (1996)

Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena.

to Albertus Magnus in: Albertus Magnus; cited in: Morris Bishop (1968)

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