The boundary between animate and inanimate was drawn very di... - Jacques Le Goff

"The boundary between animate and inanimate was drawn very differently in medieval thought than in ours."

Jacques Le Goff Philosophy

Historian French 1924–2014

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"The Middle Ages was not a dark age, but an age of light transformed into different forms."

"Time is a social construction, not a natural phenomenon."

"Memory is the treasure and the steward of all things."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."