Quotation Listing
Einhard
- So many and grievous were the wars that were declared against the Franks in the meantime, and skillfully conducted by the King, that one may reasonably question whether his fortitude or his good fortune is to be more admired.
- Einhard, Life of Charles the Great
Source: Einhard, Life of Charles the Great. Readings in Medieval History. ed. Patrick J. Geary, Ontario: Broadview Press, 1998. 271.
- In fact, the power of the Franks was always viewed by the Greeks and Romans with a jealous eye, whence the Greek proverb, 'Have the Frank for your friend, but not for your neighbor.'
- Einhard, Life of Charles the Great
Source: Einhard, Life of Charles the Great. Readings in Medieval History. ed. Patrick J. Geary, Ontario: Broadview Press, 1998. 273-4.