Girolamo Savonarola quotes

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher known for his fervent calls for religious reform in Florence. His sermons denounced moral corruption, luxury, and the secularism of the Renaissance, gaining him both devoted followers and powerful enemies. He was executed in Florence after being condemned for heresy and political intrigue. Here are 14 of his quotes:

Do you wish to be free? Then above all things, love God, love your neighbor, love one another, love the common weal; then you will have true liberty. (Girolamo Savonarola)
I am the hailstorm that shall break the heads of those who do not take shelter. View quote
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Whoever excommunicates me, excommunicates God. View quote
Girolamo Savonarola
Elegance of language must give way before simplicity in preaching sound doctrine. View quote
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The whole world knows that His glory has not been spread by force and weapons, but by poor fishermen. View quote
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It came from God, and so is Christ true, and Christ is thy God, who is in heaven and awaits thee. View quote
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I was not commissioned to preach by any man in this world, nor by any lord, but by Him who is the Lord of lords and by the Holy Trinity. View quote
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Behold the sword of the Lord, swift and sure, over the earth. View quote
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I counsel you to return to God, to live after the manner of a good Christian, to repent the past, and recur to piety. Otherwise, I make known to you that severe chastisement awaits you, and that you shall be scourged in your substance, your flesh, and your kindred. Likewise I announce to you that your life is near its end; that if you obey not my words, you will go to hell, and this letter will be brought up against you before the judgment-seat of God, and leave you no way of escape. View quote
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God is the best helper, but He loves to be helped. Be earnest in prayer, but do not neglect human means. You must help yourself in all manner of ways, and then the Lord will be with you. View quote
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If he that would summon a Parliament be of the Signoria, let his head be cut off. (Girolamo Savonarola)
Be earnest in prayer, but do not neglect human means. You must help yourself in all manner of ways, and then the Lord will be with you. View quote
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The Pope may err, and that in two ways, either because he is erroneously informed, or from malice. As to the latter cause we leave that to the judgment of God, and believe rather that he has been misinformed. View quote
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The reason why I entered into a religious order is this: first, the great misery of the world, the wickedness of men, the rapes, the adulteries, the thefts, the pride, the idolatry, the vile curses, for the world has come to such a state that one can no longer find anyone who does good. View quote
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