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Said in the 400s
“Nie poruszaj tego, co leży w spokoju.”
Salustiusz (400–400) said by 400 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ward: Abba Poemen said to Abba Isaac, "Let go of a small part of your righteousness and in a few days you will be at peace.”
Poemen (340–450) said by 450 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(Jesus) Victim of his priesthood and priest of his victim..”
Paulinus of Nola (354–431) said by 431 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fabius consul...adeo cum paruo exercitu occurrit, ut Bituitus paucitatem Romanorum uix ad escam canibus, quos in agmine habebat, sufficere posse iactaret.”
Orosius (385–418) said by 418 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Orosius, Seven Books of History Against the Pagans, bk. 5, ch. 1 (tr. I. W. Raymond, 1936). Turned into a direct quote in Jules Michelet, History of France, tr. G. H. Smith (1882), vol. i, p. 40: "There are not enough t…
Also quoted by: Bituitus
“Whenever I have to speak on the subject of moral instruction and the conduct of a holy life, it is my practice first to demonstrate the power and quality of human nature.”
Pelagius (354–420) said by 420 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Maryja była Dziewicą przy poczęciu swego Syna, Dziewicą jako brzemienna, Dziewicą jako karmiąca własną piersią, Dziewicą zawsze.”
Aureliusz Augustyn z Hippony (354–430) said by 430 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Źródło: Maryja, kapucyni.pl, 30 grudnia 2009.
“Podłoże religijne to mit, który rozwijał się od czasów oświecenia i był elementem walki ideologicznej z Kościołem. Naprawdę Hypatia wzięła udział w politycznych zmaganiach między prefektem Egiptu Orestesem i naruszającym suwerenność władzy cywilnej w mieście patriarchą Cyrylem, który – jak pisze Sokrates Scholastyk – prawdopodobnie widział w Hypatii konkurentkę.”
Hypatia z Aleksandrii (360–415) said by 415 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Autorka: Maria Dzielska, Maria Dzielska: Nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez chrześcijaństwa, rp.pl, 31 lipca 2018.
Also quoted by: Cyryl z Aleksandrii (pl), Maria Dzielska (pl)
“The person who rehearses the Creed, making the sign of the cross upon his forehead, while he says the word, that each believer may know that his flesh, if he have kept it clean from sin, will be a vessel of honour, useful to the Lord, prepared for every good work; but, if defiled by sins, that it will be a vessel of wrath destined to destruction.”
Tyrannius Rufinus (345–411) said by 411 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pan obsypał Abrahama tyloma darami, aby pociągnięty tak wielką słodyczą Bożej miłości, nauczył się Boga kochać, a nie lękać, czcić Go w miłości, a nie w bojaźni.”
Piotr Chryzolog (380–450) said by 450 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wszyscy katolicy, którzy chcą okazać się prawowitymi synami Matki Kościoła, muszą stanowczo całym sercem przylgnąć i nad życie pokochać świętą wiarę świętych ojców, a bezbożne nowości bezbożnych ludzi przekląć, odtrącić, zwalczać i prześladować.”
Wincenty z Lerynu (500–450) said by 450 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God, at the beginning, created two human beings, from whom the whole multitude of the human race has descended; and thus it is not the equity of nature, but the ambition of evil desire, which has given rise to worldly nobility.”
Sulpicius Severus (360–420) said by 420 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A passion which we allow to grow active within us through our own choice afterwards forces itself upon us against our will.”
Marcus Eremita (360–430) said by 430 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A więc to, co było widzialne w naszym Zbawicielu, zostało teraz zawarte w sakramentach.”
Leon I Wielki (390–461) said by 461 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Galla (…) inteligentna, świadoma celów i ogromu odpowiedzialności, bardzo poważnie traktowała swe obowiązki, zarówno wobec państwa, jak i syna, spadkobiercy chwały całego rodu.”
Elia Galla Placydia (386–450) said by 450 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Źródło: Andrzej Donimirski, Niezwykłe kobiety w dziejach, Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, Warszawa 1988, ISBN 8320206782, s. 50.
“L'ignoranza delle Scritture è un grande precipizio ed un profondo baratro.”
Epiphanius of Salamis (315–403) said by 403 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Epifanio di Salamina (it)
“But Eudoxus the Cnidian, who was somewhat junior to Leon, and the companion of Plato, first of all rendered the multitude of those theorems which are called universals more abundant; and to three proportions added three others; and things relative to a section, which received their commencement from Plato, he diffused into a richer multitude, employing also resolutions in the prosecution of these.”
Proclus (412–485) said by 485 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ale Duch Święty jest z Obu, jak duch z ducha.”
Epifaniusz z Salaminy (315–403) said by 403 at the latest wikiquote:pl, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[The dignity of Peter the Apostle] does not fail in the person of an unworthy heir.”
Pope Leo I (390–461) said by 461 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sermon 2, on the anniversary of his elevation, quoted by Pope Pius IX in Praedecessores Nostros, paragraph 3, encyclical letter issued on 24 March 1847
“Ex hoc barbaricis abacta plectris spernit senipedem stilum Thalia, ex quo septipedes videt patronos.”
Sidonius Apollinaris (430–489) said by 489 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nam quae praeda, rogas, quae spes contingere posset, iurgia nutricis cum mihi verba darent?"Haec sibi dicta putet seque hac sciat arte notari, femineam quisquis credidit esse fidem.”
Avianus (400–401) said by 401 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Other translations:"What profit could I ever hope to gain when hearkening to the prattle of a nurse?" Thus often must a worried man complain, who, trusting woman, finds her art a curse. —Jack Lindsay, Song of a Falling …
“Be like the master sailors piloting their ships as you watch the wind to see what direction it is taking you, whether it is a good wind or bad that is coming.”
Paul of Tammah (301–415) said by 415 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When Abba Arsenius was still in the palace, he prayed to God saying: “Lord, guide me as to how I can be saved,” and there came to him a voice saying: “Arsenius, flee from people and you shall be saved.”
Arsenius the Great (354–449) said by 449 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The same Abba Theophilus the archbishop once visited Scete. When the brothers were assembled they said to Abba Pambo: “Tell the pope one saying so he might reap benefit in this place.” Said the elder to them: “If he reaps no benefit from my silence, nor can he benefit from my speaking.”
Theophilus I of Alexandria (died 412) said by 412 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source