Miller — A Canticle for Leibowitz

Book page: miller-canticle-leibowitz

From: Quotes batch 14


Edition: J.B. Lippincott & Co. (1959)

On Society and Knowledge

“The Memorabilia was all that remained of a world that had burned itself down because it was too smart to be wise.” (p. 52)

On Identity

“To be a monk is to be a bridge between a past that is forgotten and a future that may never arrive.” (p. 118)

On Decision Making

“Man’s greatest sin is not his capacity for evil, but his ability to justify it in the name of a higher cause.” (p. 210)