Canterbury Quotes

Canterbury Quote of the day

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.

Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.

Patience is a conquering virtue.

And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.

My grandmother was utterly convinced I'd wind up as the Archbishop of Canterbury. And, to be honest, I've never entirely ruled it out.

England is so defined, the class system, your education. I think what was unique about the Canterbury scene.

In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.

My visit this autumn is an opportunity to continue that rich tradition of visits between Canterbury and Rome.

St George won 11 premierships with one Raper, imagine how Canterbury will go with 13.

But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.

To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't believe that.

Unfortunately, unless the job description included a translation of the prologue of The Canterbury Tales, I was dreadfully under-qualified.

I read a lot of 'The Canterbury Tales' on my phone last year, because I was cycling between three different editions, and I needed to have a middle-of-the-night edition for the insomniac reading.

have you killed me, false thief?