Anselm of Canterbury Quotes

Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.

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• One would think America big enough to set aside wilderness preserves for the many of our citizens who seek to escape the incessant crowd, to search for solace in solitude amidst a sanctuary far removed from the banality of beer ads and cigarette commercials.

  

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• Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.

  

  Anselm of Canterbury
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