"The Name of the Rose" Quotes
A Franciscan friar investigates a series of murders in a medieval abbey.
fiction | 595 pages | Published in 2014
Quotes
Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.
The only truths that are useful are instruments to be shattered.
But what is history? It is the chronicle of crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
You have a soul, Father. It's as fragile as a house of glass.
The poor remnant of beauty in the world is always a joy to behold.
If Christ were alive today, his followers would not stone the adulteress, but deny her a mortgage.
Laughter is the devil's folly, and man's pride.
The enemy you must fear most is the one that was once your friend.
The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
