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Thomas Aquinas

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Biography - Thomas Aquinas:

Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest and Doctor of the Church.
Born: 1225 - Died: 1274
Period:
13th century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

I fear the man of a single book.


Note 

Note



Other version: "Beware of the person of one book."




Translation

Translation

(Latin, French, German)



Latin
Hominem unius libri timeo.

French
Je crains l'homme d'un seul livre.

German
Ich fürchte den Mann eines einzigen Buches.




See also 

See also...



Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.




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