George Finlay > Quotes

“But it requires no very profound knowledge of history to perceive that military superiority often exists distinct from social civilization, that literary cultivation affords no guarantee for national wisdom and honor, and that theological learning is no proof of individual virtue.”
― George Finlay, George Finlay's History of the Byzantine Empire, 717-1453

“Many of the bishops had purchased their sees, and most of these naturally preferred doing violence to their opinions rather than lose their revenues.”
― George Finlay, George Finlay's History of the Byzantine Empire, 717-1453