Eusebius of Caesarea Quotes on Knowledge
Eusebius of Caesarea was a Greek Christian bishop, scholar, and historian and the principal author of the first surviving general history of the Christian Church. This page collects quotes attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
-
Attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea:
“Christianity is the fulfillment of the philosophical search of the nations.”
-
Attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea:
“Religion is best preserved in writing.”
-
“He that will deserve the name of a Christian must be such a man as excelleth through the knowledge of Christ and His doctrine; in modesty and righteousness of mind, in constancy of life, in virtuous fortitude, and in maintaining sincere piety toward the one and the only God, who is all in all.”
Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 103. -
“Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 103.”
He that will deserve the name of a Christian must be such a man as excelleth through the knowledge of Christ and His doctrine; in modesty and righteousness of mind, in constancy of life, in virtuous fortitude, and in maintaining sincere piety toward the one and the only God, who is all in all. -
“All of these credited for righteousness, going back from Abraham to the first man, could be described as Christians in fact if not in name, without exceeding the truth. For the name means that the Christian, through the knowledge and teaching of Christ, excels in self-control and righteousness, in disciplines and virtue, and in the confession of the one and only God over all, and in all this they showed no less zeal than we.”
1.4 -
“While the saving message spread day by day, some providence brought from Ethiopia an officer of the queen, for that nation is still traditionally ruled by a woman.”
2.1.