The Name of the Rose Quotes

“love can harm the lover when it is excessive.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:love

“Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:truth religion

“The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:truth evil

“learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:knowledge learning

“it is always better when the person who frightens us is also afraid of us.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:fear

“Don't build a castle of suspicions on one word.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:words

“the order of things must not be transformed, even if we must fervently hope for its transformation.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:change

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:books meaning

“books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:books

“Such is the magic of human languages, that by human accord often the same sounds mean different things.”

― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

topic:language difference

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