Thomas Becket Quotes

“Canterbury, despoiled of her goods,”
― John Guy, Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel

“If there is any debate about peace, do not discuss each clause with excessive subtlety, for exactness produces contention and contention excites and ignites the dangerous flames of hatred.” Consider the bigger picture and the damage that will accrue to the church if you persist in your quarrel,”
― John Guy, Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel

“Learning that flowered in days of yore In these our times is thought a bore. Once knowledge was a well to drink of; Now having fun is all men think of.”
― John Guy, Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel

“He was intolerant of quiet,” says Walter Map, “and did not hesitate to disturb almost half of Christendom.”
― John Guy, Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel