Bonaventure Quotes on God
Bonaventure was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, philosopher, and Cardinal, regarded as one of the most important medieval Christian thinkers alongside his contemporary Thomas Aquinas. This page collects quotes attributed to Bonaventure on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Bonaventure:
“Let us run, then, with all our being, to enter the joy of our Lord.”
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Attributed to Bonaventure:
“He who is not enlightened by such great splendours of created things is blind; he who is not awakened by such great cries is deaf.”
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Attributed to Bonaventure:
“All knowledge serves theology.”
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Attributed to Bonaventure:
“The soul, in its journey to God, ascends through nature, through itself, and finally through what is above.”
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Attributed to Bonaventure:
“Christ is our way to ascend; Christ is the door, the ladder, the vehicle.”