Albert the Great Quotes
Albertus Magnus, known in English as Albert the Great, was a 13th-century German Dominican friar, theologian, philosopher, and natural scientist, regarded as one of the greatest medieval polymaths and the principal teacher of Thomas Aquinas. He produced an immense body of writing across philosophy, theology, biology, mineralogy, astronomy, alchemy, and the natural sciences, much of it taking the form of paraphrase and commentary on Aristotle. The quotes below are attributed to Albert the Great, organized by topic.
Albert the Great on Knowledge
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Attributed to Albert the Great:
“The aim of natural philosophy is not simply to accept the statements of others, but to investigate the causes that are at work in nature.”
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Attributed to Albert the Great:
“Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena.”
Albert the Great on Nature
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Attributed to Albert the Great:
“Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.”
Albert the Great on Virtue
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Attributed to Albert the Great:
“Through patience the ardent soul gains all things.”