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"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." is a phrase reportedly spoken by the commander of the Albigensian Crusade, prior to the massacre at Béziers on 22 July 1209. [1] A direct translation of the Medieval Latin phrase is "Kill them, for the Lord knows those that are His". Papal legate and Cistercian abbot Arnaud Amalric was the military commander of the Crusade in its initial phase ...
The three sayings were traditionally said to have originated with the Seven Sages, a legendary group of philosophers and statesmen who flourished in the 6th century BC. [5] The first known reference to the Seven Sages is in Plato's Protagoras, where they are said to have collectively authored the first two maxims.
Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius (Kill them. For the Lord knows who are His.). [3] [4] This is the origin of the modern phrase: "Kill them all and let God sort them out." Caesarius did not hear that statement firsthand, but merely wrote that Arnaud was reported to have said it (dixisse fertur in the original text). [5]
Famous people, famous quotes. Many of the most memorable quotations are attributed to famous people (whether they actually said them or not!). In honor of Reader’s Digest’s 100th anniversary ...
These wise sayings of men of former times, the words of famous men, are consecrated at holy Pytho; from there Klearchos [c] copied them carefully, to set them up, shining afar, in the precinct of Kineas. When a child, show yourself well behaved; When a young man, self controlled; In middle age, just; As an old man, a good counsellor;
I pray thee (for thou art my dear child) strive to be a father, and a lord to thy people. Be thou the children's father, and the widow's friend. Comfort thou the poor, and shelter the weak; and, with all thy might, right that which is wrong. And, son, govern thyself, by law; then shall the Lord love thee, and God above all things shall be thy ...
God gives growth: Motto of several schools. data venia: with due respect / given the excuse: Used before disagreeing with someone. datum perficiemus munus: We shall accomplish the mission assigned: Motto of Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. de bene esse: as well done
He is credited with stylizing the final form of the quote. [1] In English history there exist earlier uses of nearly the same phrase. First by the medieval priest John Ball who at the outbreak of the 1381 Peasants Revolt in his famous sermon posited the