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Wikipedia Summary for Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury (1033/4–1109), also called Anselm of Aosta (Italian: Anselmo d'Aosta) after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec (French: Anselme du Bec) after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April.
As archbishop, he defended the church's interests in England amid the Investiture Controversy. For his resistance to the English kings William II and Henry I, he was exiled twice: once from 1097 to 1100 and then from 1105 to 1107. While in exile, he helped guide the Greek bishops of southern Italy to adopt Roman rites at the Council of Bari. He worked for the primacy of Canterbury over the bishops of York and Wales but, though at his death he appeared to have been successful, Pope Paschal II later reversed himself and restored York's independence.
Disasters teach us humility.
God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the things that are their own.
But a problem occurs about nothing. For that from which something is made is a cause of the thing made from it; and, necessarily,every cause contributes some assistance to the effect's existence.
I believe in order that I may understand.
God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.
God was conceived of a most pure Virgin ... it was fitting that the virgin should be radiant with a purity so great that a greater purity cannot be conceived.
A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.
God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.
It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.
Idleness is the enemy of the soul.
Therefore Lord God, you are more truly omnipotent, because you have no power through impotence and nothing can be against you.
Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only.
Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.
For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.
Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.
Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.