John Calvin Quotes (35 quotes)
![]() | “A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” ―John Calvin Source/Notes: To the queen of Navarre, 28 April 1545. In French: "Un chien abaye, s'il voyt qu'on assaille son maistre; je serois bien lasche, si en voyant la verité de Dieu ainsi assallye, je faisois du muet sans sonner mot" |
![]() | “All the sum of our wisdom that deserves to be called true and certain wisdom is comprised of two parts, to know God and to know ourselves.” ―John Calvin Source/Notes: Institutes of the Christian Religion pt. 1 (1541) |
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John Calvin
Born: July 10, 1509
Died: May 27, 1564 (aged 54)
Nationality: French
Occupation: Theologian, pastor, author
Bio: John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.
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