Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door. Attributed. with a prompt and confident spirit, Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last to repose in the light of the contemplation of God. Albert agrees with this commentary but he also adds in harmony or agreement. But where charity is not found, God cannot dwell. Our goal is to help you by delivering amazing quotes to bring inspiration, personal growth, love and happiness to your everyday life. Albertus Magnus, also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a German Catholic Dominican friar and bishop. If, then, we possess charity, we possess God, for "God is Charity" (1John 4:8). It is called the castor from 'castration,' but not because it castrates itself as Isidore says, but because it is especially sought for castration purposes. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert. His encyclopedic knowledge embraced reality itself as one sustained instance of God loving the world. Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena. as so many sermons. View All Posts. This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.”. Prayer is what the world needs combined with the example of our lives which testify to the Light of Christ. Albert the Great quotes Showing 1-2 of 2. But where charity is not found, God cannot dwell. Quote/s of the Day – 15 November – The Memorial of St Albert the Great (1200-1  280) Doctor Universalis (“Universal Doctor”). Love, Faith, Inspiration. ( Log Out /  We never see stones reproduced from stones; ... because a stone seems to have no reproductive power at all. The science I have learned without fiction I transmit with no regret. Bless, p. 686, 1996. For if it be said that it does relate to war or someone's death, either it does so as a cause or effect or sign. I've only ever had one. The Compound of Compounds, "Now it must be asked if we can comprehend why comets signify the death of magnates and coming wars, for writers of philosophy say so. Loyal and Obedient to the Current Pope and to the Magisterium United With Him. For all these we see reproducing their own species from their own seeds; and a stone does not do this at all. Attributed, "He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him." De Cometis ("On Comets"), "The second great wisdom...is the science of the judgments of the stars, which provides a link between natural philosophy and metaphysics...No human science attains this ordering of the universe as perfectly as the judgment of the stars does." Quote/s of the Day – 1 November – All the Saints! We never see stones reproduced from stones...because a stone seems to have no reproductive power at all." ", ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience.